Tour of the Alps 2024 (April 15 - 19)

[QueenStagiaire]

Blistering downhill attack by definitely not Vingegaard

Damn, shouldn‘t have mentioned Vingegaard

 

[Potomac]

THat looked really bad

 

[Salvarani]

What happened?

 

[pastronef]

3 riders I cheer for: 2 crash, one will be caught

 

[Potomac]

Chris Harper had bad fall

 

[Potomac]

Maybe hit his head very hard

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Another meme performance from Foss when there are steep mountains.

The Dutch commentator's first analysis was that he was likely letting the others go up the road, to use as a springboard and bridge... while all his rivals were in that group up the road, lol.

 

[DNP-Old]

He fell because there is a giant hole in the ground and lost all control over his bike...

 

[Samamba]

Thank god cyclists have helmets nowadays

 

[Salvarani]

Chris Harper had bad fall

He was on his way to the best season of his career. Big shame.

Not watching, hope is ok and wont be out for long.

 

[Squire]

He was on his way to the best season of his career. Big shame.

Not watching, hope is ok and wont be out for long.

Possible concussion looks to be the main/only concern.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Harper was sat up which is a more promising sign given how bad that looked, not just the top of the head but the way he landed will have compressed the neck/spine.

 

[Volderke]

He 'seems' OK in a sense that his hardest hit was on his right side after hitting that bump and losing control. The sliding into the lamp pole didn't look 'that' bad, in a sense he already lost most of his speed sliding.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Did Harper's bike start bouncing before he crashed?

 

[Squire]

Harper's crash seems to have secured Carr the stage win. Favourites group has switched off completely with no GC attackers out in front.

 

[Potomac]

He 'seems' OK in a sense that his hardest hit was on his right side after hitting that bump and losing control. The sliding into the lamp pole didn't look 'that' bad, in a sense he already lost most of his speed sliding.

It was his body being motionless for so long that really made it look bad.
He did eventually sit up and is in an ambulance.

 

[postmanhat]

Harper's crash seems to have secured Carr the stage win. Favourites group has switched off completely with no GC attackers out in front.

Yes it's a real shame all round. Though this is allowing everyone to join the chase group, possibly even Foss, which might make the final climb interesting.

 

[pastronef]

Did Harper's bike start bouncing before he crashed?

no, he hit a wide curb that he saw too late, same as O'Connor did

 

[hfgon1]

Strong performances from Valentin Paret-Peintre the last days.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So nice of them to wait for G

 

[DNP-Old]

Juampe is throwing this race.

 

[DNP-Old]

Finally, he understands the threat that is VPP.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Pace is so laboured that even Foss looks class, been a good race this with no clear favourites, imagine the Giro if Pogacar wasn't there.

 

[postmanhat]

Such a shame for Lopez that Verona is on poor form here.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pace is so laboured that even Foss looks class, been a good race this with no clear favourites, imagine the Giro if Pogacar wasn't there.

Where even is that imaginary Foss?