Jens Voigt crashed hard...

[Faserr]

... on stage 16 before the Tourmalet. The crash caused some broken rips and other injuries. His team car was far away. His bike was destroyed.
Behind the field was some show for kids and he got a bike there. He continued to ride with that bike for 15km until a policemen gave him the team bike. The policemen got that bike from Bjarne.
Unbelievable guy.

 

[MacRoadie]

True strongman:

Refusing to Quit the Tour de France

There is just flat-out no one tougher than Jens Voigt... no one.

 

[SpartacusRox]

Jens is just the hardest ******* in the sport!

I love his comments on the crash..."broken ribs are overrated"!!

When he says that he will ride into Paris you just KNOW he will be there if it is humanly possible!

 

[GoGarmin]

Jens is a total badass and beloved by everyone. I mean, who doesn't love a tough dude who rides his guts out for his team and takes advantages of the opportunities he's given to freelance.

The day Jens stops riding will be a sad one indeed.

 

[zealot66]

Thats a man I respect.

 

[therhodeo]

That looks like a good sized bike for him. I like it.

 

[BeachBum]

Yikes!!!

I looked at that picture twice before I realized he's on a Mavic neutral support machine! He is indeed the hardest man in peloton.

My Jens story: Tour of California, Big Bear stage. Post race, dozens of people are hanging around the Saxo camper. Jens has already ridden up and hidden himself in the camper. A few minutes later, Bobby Julich pops out. The chorus starts: "Jens! Jens. Where's Jens? When is he coming out?"

Bobby listens for a full minute of the crowd clamouring for Jens, tilts his head, and says, 'Don't worry, Jens is coming out, he just want to make himself pretty for his fans.'

More than one woman shouted out, 'Send him out now, we'll take him sweaty.'

 

[forty four]

Jens is a total badass and beloved by everyone. I mean, who doesn't love a tough dude who rides his guts out for his team and takes advantages of the opportunities he's given to freelance.

The day Jens stops riding will be a sad one indeed.

also just a nice guy met him at toc.

 

[metaCYCLE]

JV is a Panzer. Awesome rider!

 

[Angliru]

Do all the Mavic bikes (I hear they are all Cannondale Caad 9's) have the toe cages?

 

[metaCYCLE]

Do all the Mavic bikes (I hear they are all Cannondale Caad 9's) have the toe cages?

yes. standard.

 

[MacRoadie]

Do all the Mavic bikes (I hear they are all Cannondale Caad 9's) have the toe cages?

Yeah, and believe me they suck.

 

[therhodeo]

yes. standard.

No other choice.

 

[Publicus]

Hardest working man in the Peloton. He's going to be hard to replace once he decides to retire.

 

[MacRoadie]

No other choice.

Nope, no choice. Campy, Shimano, Look, Time, Speedplay, just too many pedal types. At best they can keep a reasonable range of frame sizes and just use the toe clips.

 

[ashortcyclist]

Here's his story behind the picture

http://www.bicycling.com/tour-de-france/tour-features/saying-no-sag-wagon

go to love the man !!! go Jens!

 

[El Pistolero]

Here's his story behind the picture

http://www.bicycling.com/tour-de-france/tour-features/saying-no-sag-wagon

go to love the man !!! go Jens!

Story isn't 100% correct as Jens just held an interview with Sporza.

Bjarne Riis had given a bike to a police man and told him to give it to Jens when he finally made it there. Team car obviously couldn't wait for Jens so he got his new bike from that police man

 

[xmoonx]

True strongman:

Refusing to Quit the Tour de France

There is just flat-out no one tougher than Jens Voigt... no one.

Great link and thanks, BTW aside from the JV footage is a very cool clip (scroll to the bottom) called the "1910 Challenge"

 

[RedheadDane]

Hmm... just a thought; according to Chris Anker, in his blog, the bike was for a guy of 1.50 or so! Is there even anyone in the tour so short?

 

[The Sheep]

Hmm... just a thought; according to Chris Anker, in his blog, the bike was for a guy of 1.50 or so! Is there even anyone in the tour so short?

was ment for kids

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay... I thought it was just from the neutral service car... did they just go up to this bunch of kids and told them that "sorry... gotta borrow a bike! Got a crazy guy over here who refuses to quit the Tour even though he just had a rather bad crash..." ?

 

[Rob_Roy]

*broken ribs are overrated*

He actually turned down the offer to go by car to the finishline,as he told them that he would finish in Paris by Sunday.

He is awesome...

 

[RedheadDane]

His thoughts when being asked if he wanted a lift: "Now why would they think that?"