2011 Tour de Suisse, Stage 6: Tobel-Tägerschen - Triesenberg/Malbun, 157.7 km

[just some guy]

What would a cranial fracture mean for his future?

If there is no brain damage or eye,nose should be fine, but as for confidence on the bike again ?

 

[BillytheKid]

my post was not related to BMC or americans so no need to mention them.

Cycling has a certain amount random nature to it. I won't deny that some riders have a little more knack for staying out of trouble, but that may have something to do with their standing in the peloton. Each crash must have its own set of circumstances. A lot of things come to play. I wouldn't throw Soler or any one else under the bus for it. I hope he and everybody else is alright.

 

[hrotha]

Petr Cech and Christian Chivu are still playing football after their cranical fracture.

It all depends on how bad it is.

For reference, Chavanel broke his skull last year at Liege and he was back at Suisse. There's no way to know with the info we have, too many bones in the skull and too many ways to fracture them.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Oh, man, I just tuned in. Soler has a cranial fracture?? Terrible news.

 

[ManInFull]

Stage not neutralized.

Soler apparently fell quite hard and crashed into the audience. I don't know anymore details apart from the cranial fracture D_T reported.

Did any of you see the crash on TV? Was it during a descent?

 

[JohnNordin]

anyways... folks, live stream with english comm. is up http://mypremium.tv/em/11/s3.shtml

Thank goodness.

 

[boomcie]

Did any of you see the crash on TV? Was it during a descent?

Reportedly yes.

 

[gilbertador]

Sorry to hear about soler but im afraid he porbably should give up for his health and that of everyone around him, his bike handling is so apalling and he crashes so often hes just plain dangerou especially now hes hurt spectators

 

[Anonymous]

thank you.

this is better http://www.yycast.com/embed.php?fileid=Jg4bHtR4Z30fZBr&vw=640&vh=360

 

[maltiv]

Soler

I'm a big fan of him but lets face it, he should stop for the safety of himself and others. I don't think it's possible to even be that unlucky, must be some quite bad bike-handling involved.

 

[Parrulo]

anyway soler aside.

cunego now has a 1:16 lead over second overall that is TGBM!!!!!!!!!111

 

[Escarabajo]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot again!

I hope he recovers well. I read it was bad. I feel for his parents having to worry for him all the time.

 

[JohnNordin]

this is better http://www.yycast.com/embed.php?fileid=Jg4bHtR4Z30fZBr&vw=640&vh=360

But I love hearing two commercials at once ontop of blurry video...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

anyway soler aside.

cunego now has a 1:16 lead over second overall that is TGBM!!!!!!!!!111

so if cunego has one of his off-days and f.schleck doesn';t own all today then mollema is leader

 

[Tuarts]

For those who are so inclined, Italian feed: http://realtvsport.com/channel-2.php

Diiiiii Luca!
Cuuuunego!

 

[The Hitch]

Petr Cech and Christian Chivu are still playing football after their cranical fracture.

It all depends on how bad it is.

If there is no brain damage or eye,nose should be fine, but as for confidence on the bike again ?

Ok. But as far as his TDF and presumably season goes, forget about it, right?

For reference, Chavanel broke his skull last year at Liege and he was back at Suisse. There's no way to know with the info we have, too many bones in the skull and too many ways to fracture them.

Did they airlift Chavanel to hospital then?

 

[theyoungest]

For reference, Chavanel broke his skull last year at Liege and he was back at Suisse. There's no way to know with the info we have, too many bones in the skull and too many ways to fracture them.

Other example: Slagter broke a facial bone in the Giro and he's back in this very race.

 

[Parrulo]

so if cunego has one of his off-days and f.schleck doesn';t own all today then mollema is leader

pretty much.i hope cunego doesn't has an off day ;_;

 

[boomcie]

Ok. But as far as his TDF and presumably season goes, forget about it, right?

TdF most definitely gone for him.

 

[Escarabajo]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot again!

I hope he recovers well. I read it was bad. I feel for his parents having to worry for him all the time.

This guy comes from a very poor family. As you can see his parents are farmers from the Boyaca region. I feel for them.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...tbm=isch&prmd=ivnso&ei=ohD6TefaKKKn0AGQ1ODNAw

 

[just some guy]

Ok. But as far as his TDF and presumably season goes, forget about it, right?



Did they airlift Chavanel to hospital then?

For them to say skull fracture in no time ie before scans, it probably a depressed fracture. Ie the skull was pushed in .

A metal plate a screws will go in once the swelling goes down. My guess vuelta will be lucky. But it may not be as i read between the lines.

 

[Jamsque]

For those who are so inclined, Italian feed: http://realtvsport.com/channel-2.php

Diiiiii Luca!
Cuuuunego!

I am inclined as HELL. Great quality too, thanks.

 

[Tuarts]

El Gorrion de Cazoña is in the break

He wasn't a very good "obscure" choice I think.

 

[Anonymous]

For those who are so inclined, Italian feed: http://realtvsport.com/channel-2.php

Diiiiii Luca!
Cuuuunego!

hell yeah!!

 

[Parrulo]

I am inclined as HELL. Great quality too, thanks.

i am already watching