Racing in Mexico...outch!

[Nesti]

The guy to the left, not flying, Lucien Keene, sent it to my mate Ben King, who sent it to me.

It's a mobile phone image...I'm told it's real and happen during a stage race in Mexico.

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Cheers
Mark

[TrevorW]

Obviously been drinking to much Tequila

actually an old story

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/picture-captures-deadly-bike-crash/story-e6freuy9-1111116521584

[Baddad]

Hi Mark, :)

Ouch! And knowing what Mexicans can get up to, not just Tequila.:eyepop:

Cheers Marty

[renormalised]

:eyepop::eyepop::eyepop:

Did anyone get killed??!!!:eyepop:
I hope they threw the book at that idiot:mad2::mad2:

What sort of moron would be stupid enough to run into cyclist at high speed like that:eyepop::mad2::mad2::screwy:

[matt]

June 2008....old.

Man...the mobile phone network in Mexico is slower than ours!!!!:rofl:

[rider]

This was reported in the cycling mags' a couple of years ago, -apparently the driver was booked for assault with a deadly weapon.

My favorite tricks by driving intelectuals are

1/ the absolutely hilarious trick that hoons play when coming home from all night clubs - the one where everybody in the car (including the driver) moons out of the window whilst their V8 weaves towards my group with no one steering , and

2/ (my personal favourite) the winter 3am "drive up next to my bike and tip a super-size coke, ice and a big mac over me" trick.

Just some of the regular joys of cycling in a car-centric town.

I have a suspicion that these are the same people that deliberately put on every light they own when a telescope comes out into the yard.

[TrevorW]

Cars 1000 Bikes 0

Americans stats

2008 National Bicycle Accident Statistics



In 2008, 716 bicyclists were killed in traffic accidents, a slight increase from 2007.
There was a 21% increase in the number of bicyslists injured in 2008, totaling 52,000

this is why I gave up road cycling

[matt]

'Special'....aren't they?:lol:

But you shouldn't feel like you're being singled out for being cyclists. They do it to other motorists and pedestrians too...

[Nesti]

Looks like I'm waaaaaay outa the loop...price ya pay for quitting racing I guess. Ben's got a few crashes on his Facebook...here, so you don't feel ripped-off here's a little crash.

Cheers
Mark

BTW. The guy on the ground is the one who I posted to watch out for (during the Tour DF) over the next few years...just signed with LiveStrong and will be doing Roubaix next year.

[Nesti]

I'd take the coke over a thrown beer bottle any day...we cop fruit too. Perth riding sucks.

I rode today, almost got cleaned-up by a truck, got abused once and cut off a few times...only did 50k on me fixie.

[TrevorW]

Some of the new bike paths look good there's a long one beside the new Bunbury bypass just getting too it could be the killer

[Nesti]

I used to use the one along the Kwinana Freeway heaps. Great to do 30-40min efforts at threshold...but the wind can turn on you and get you coming home. Then it's a bad day.

That one you're talking about is a long way outa town.

[Nesti]

I wanna get across an do the Zupps ride one day. That's your bag isn't it?

[TrevorW]

Mark I think you can now follow it all the way from Perth along the freeway

right to Pinjarra Rd

[Nesti]

I've heard that. I may do it as soon as I get a proper training bike again.