2015 Giro d'Italia, Stage 3: Rapallo – Sestri Levante 136 km

[Moose McKnuckles]

He is breathing, right?
Looks as though he's off to the hospital. Hopefully we will get some good news that he's ok.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Re: 2015 Giro d'Italia, Stage 3: Rapallo – Sestri Levante 13

Reports coming through from Italian television that Pozzovivo is concious and moving

Thank God

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Q8wMukifQ

Not sure why the first guy there was lifting him up - with a spinal cord injury you should never move the injured person.

And that idiot there is moving him. The worst you can do with people having neck injuries...

 

[observer]

Reports are he is moving coming from sbs commentary

 

[Mozart92]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Q8wMukifQ

Not sure why the first guy there was lifting him up - with a spinal cord injury you should never move the injured person.

Yes that was stupid but he probably didn't know that, looks like he's just a spectator.

 

[Velolover2]

His face is all bloody. :'(

 

[sir fly]

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Conscious and moving according to the CN ticker, very glad I'm not watching.

I'm praying it's true.

 

[No_Balls]

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Hate to say it but this reminds me of Casartelli :-(

In that case every crash downhill reminds of Casartelli. Fabio crashed against a block of concrete and was pretty much dead at the spot.

We dont know what happened yet so lets not draw any conclusions of his injuries.

 

[Flamin]

Wtf guys. I'm on my way home so I have no idea what's going on but reading those reactions gave me major goosebumps here.

 

[Eshnar]

He fell off alone. Face first

 

[Squirbos_19]

He'll be alright, they've got him in the ambulance quickly and stabilised

 

[Miburo]

He's alive! oef

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Re: Re:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Q8wMukifQ

Not sure why the first guy there was lifting him up - with a spinal cord injury you should never move the injured person.

And that idiot there is moving him. The worst you can do with people having neck injuries...

True but if the airway is compromised then that takes priority. It was the first thing that went through my mind though when I saw him being flipped over like he was.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Wtf guys. I'm on my way home so I have no idea what's going on reading those reactions gave me major goosebumps here.

He'll be fine. Don't know when, but he'll be fine

 

[TourOfSardinia]

RAI just showed how Pozzo fell by himself - maybe hitting the guardrail
Getting a scar on the left side of his face, apparently

 

[markene2]

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Hate to say it but this reminds me of Casartelli :-(

In that case every crash reminds of Casartelli. Fabio crashed against a block of concrete and was pretty much dead at the spot.

We dont know what happened yet so lets not draw any conclusions of his injuries.

I saw the first images and that reminded me. It was not my intet to draw any conclusions. RAI just said that he moved when he was put in the ambulance. So thats good news

 

[Gigs_98]

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Wtf guys. I'm on my way home so I have no idea what's going on but reading those reactions gave me major goosebumps here.

just be happy that you didn't see this

 

[Arredondo]

The coming hours and days will be crucial.

 

[Flamin]

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Wtf guys. I'm on my way home so I have no idea what's going on reading those reactions gave me major goosebumps here.

He'll be fine. Don't know when, but he'll be fine

Thank God.

 

[doperhopper]

that replay suggests he most probably at least did not get a big hit to the roadside block or something similar, though we can't say much, hope it's not that serious (sorry for my previous comment, just thought Pozzo's Giro is probably over after another crash, not knowing how serious it is)

 

[Kokoso]

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He fell off alone. Face first

What a stupid smile.

 

[Eshnar]

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He fell off alone. Face first

What a stupid smile.

that's not a smile dude...

 

[mrhender]

I really hope he will be okay...

I don't think it is necessary to show the replay of the crash so many times when there is no official reporting of his condition.
But that said it seemed his front wheel slipped to the side and then just snapped leaving him no chance of controlling the fall..

 

[Arredondo]

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Wtf guys. I'm on my way home so I have no idea what's going on reading those reactions gave me major goosebumps here.

He'll be fine. Don't know when, but he'll be fine

Thank God.

You don't know if he will be fine. Major complications can come within the next hours, or days. Perhaps he has got much brain damage. We just don't know.

For the moment, you can just hope the best.

 

[Netserk]

Regarding the race: I think Orica should commit in the break and not aid in the bunch.