Giro D'Italia: Stage 3: Reggio Emilia - Rapallo 173 Kms

[Jamsque]

I missed it, how did he crash????

I hope he will be ok

No images of how he went down, from the look of it he hit a wall face first.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I can't tell if I should be bummed that I stepped away and missed it or thankful.

be thankful, it was a site I trully wish I missed.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

It seems crude there's still a race going on. The Giro is all fine and dandy but in a situation like this it should be neutralised imo.

the show must go on

 

[Cobblestoned]

Damn.
It's a ****ing dangerous job.

I think they were even reanimating him.
Those moments make me light up a zig.

All the best to Wouter.

 

[craig1985]

Count yourself lucky. That was horrific.

Did you see it happen?

 

[JohnNordin]

It seems crude there's still a race going on. The Giro is all fine and dandy but in a situation like this it should be neutralised imo.

They may not know exactly what is going on, or they may be discussing it already.

I don't object to the TV shots I've seen so far of the accident, they were long shots and not in his face.

Hope he will be ok.

 

[Anonymous]

I can't tell if I should be bummed that I stepped away and missed it or thankful.

Thankful for certain.

 

[AussieGoddess]

gee I hope they neutralise this then .....


fx he is ok

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

the show must go on

I'm not going to get in to an argument in the circumstances, but no, you're 100% wrong on this one.

 

[spalco]

It seems crude there's still a race going on. The Giro is all fine and dandy but in a situation like this it should be neutralised imo.

Well, it's good that the peloton moved away to make sure whatever emergency vehicle needs to get to the injured rider doesn't get held up anywhere. But yes, racing for the finish now seems weird to put it mildly.

 

[Ramira]

the show must go on

Races have been neutralised for a lot less tbh, heck peletons have decided to neutralise races because they felt it was dangerous, this is quite a bit worse.

 

[theswordsman]

Fingers crossed. The one helicopter shot through the trees looked to me like someone was doing CPR

 

[Fourier]

even as a recreational cyclist you never want to be reminded that such think can happen in our sport, I really hope they can help him.

 

[superconfex]

i sky+ it back...there is so much blood on the road

 

[Parrulo]

for god this is a race this guys are pro's and know the risks

they can't go around neutralising a stage or race everytime some1 crashs doesn't matter how serious the crash is

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

They may not know exactly what is going on, or they may be discussing it already.

I don't object to the TV shots I've seen so far of the accident, they were long shots and not in his face.

Hope he will be ok.

what?? they showed his face and all the blood that wqasx pouring out. man was horrible

 

[Anonymous]

They may not know exactly what is going on, or they may be discussing it already.

I don't object to the TV shots I've seen so far of the accident, they were long shots and not in his face.

Hope he will be ok.

they showed a close up of his face. Right side of his face was horrendously misfigured, and an awful lot of bloody. Worst ive ever seen. Worse than Casartelli.

Host broadcasters need to be seriously held to account. I feel sick. God knows how kids who saw it are feeling.

 

[thirteen]

i don't even know if i can stomach watching... definitely could care less who wins today

i soooooooooooo hope it is not as bad as it looked!!!

i agree with neutralising. surely word has gone round...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

did they neutralise the horrilio stage? dont think they did, not saying I feel like seeing racing atm, because this image just puts the some things into perspective.

 

[Wergeland]

They may not know exactly what is going on, or they may be discussing it already.

I don't object to the TV shots I've seen so far of the accident, they were long shots and not in his face.

Hope he will be ok.

They showed shots of his face. Horrific.
Then later they showed overhead shots of CPR being performed.

I just hope, hope, hope he'll be ok.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

for god this is a race this guys are pro's and know the risks

they can't go around everytime some1 crashs doesn't matter how serious the crash is

exactly. it's horrible but jalabert still won a great stage to mende I remember.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I don't even give a **** about the stage anymore.

 

[balkou]

All the best to Wouter.

Indeed! Fingers crossed!

 

[bigloco]

what?? they showed his face and all the blood that wqasx pouring out. man was horrible

I turned on coverage at that exact moment...wow

on a positive note, he was breathing when they showed the close up

 

[Ramira]

for god this is a race this guys are pro's and know the risks

they can't go around everytime some1 crashs doesn't matter how serious the crash is

So what you're saying is if a man was dead (and if they had to reanimate him Weylandt was dead) that's not good enough of a reason because they're 'pro's'.

People who work in construction are also pro's, do you think they go on working if one of their colleagues dies from an accident?