Xavier Tondo RIP

[B.Rasmussen]

Terrible news.

RIP Xavier

 

[Havetts]

At a loss of words, no idea what to say honestly. RIP Xavier..

 

[Willy_Voet]

Biciclismo writes that Tondo was in the car and drove outside, but the garage door came down. He then stepped out of the car to press the "open" button for the garage-door. But then the car started rolling and Tondo was crushed between the car and the garage-door.
Intxausti was in the car in the passagers seat and whitnessed the whole thing, but couldn't do anything to prevent the accident from happening.

Must be traumatizing for Intxausti. I hope he gets a lot of help from his family and friends and doesn't develop any guilt feelings. Because that's how De Fauw ended his life, because of the guilt feelings from the crash with Galvez...

Just terrible

Thanks for relaying the explanation as morbid as this might be. Reading the brief descriptions, it was impossible for me to wrap my head around this.

Absolutely sucks

 

[Archibald]

unfknblvbl

another of the good guys...

RIP Xavier

 

[Flamin]

Weird story. I'm wondering how the impact of getting crushed between a rolling car and a garage-door can cause an immediate death...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Remember him here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDkgu9fS_J4
Paris-Nice 2010 - Stage 6 - Final kilometers

Rest
In
Peace

Xavier Tondo

 

[Duartista]

Terrible, terrible news. RIP Xavier.

I hope Intxausti gets all the help he needs to cope with this. Poor guy.

 

[The Hitch]

I feel bad, but i dont know a way to express that adequately on a forum. Very sad news.

two of the greatest days in Spanish cycling followed by one of the worst.

http://www.veo.es/veo7/directo.html

This is the veo7 giro review. They are atm talking about Xavi obviously if anyone wants to watch. I think they will try to talk to a teammater or 2 at the hotel later.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Horrible news. May he rest in peace. A sad day for cycling.

 

[nvpacchi]

Speechless

R.I.P Xavi

 

[boomcie]

Updated the avatar for those interested...

This month has been such a tragedy for the sport.

 

[Benotti69]

Sad.

Que descanse en paz.

 

[Parrulo]

very sad news

RIP Xavi

 

[Aguirre]

seems his head was caught in between the car's door and the garage's door

huge loss

DEP Xavi

 

[BYOP88]

Awful news, RIP Xavier.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Sleep softly Xavier, you will be missed


RIP

 

[Escarabajo]

RIP Xavier Tondo.

 

[maltiv]

One of my favourite cyclists. He seemed like a great guy who was loved by everyone. Life is so unbelievably unfair...

I have to say though that it's quite mysterious that the guy who just recently revealed a spanish doping ring died in such a weird accident shortly after...

 

[macnir]

I HATE THIS MONTH.REALLY.
RIP Xavier Tondo.We love you.We miss you.

 

[RedheadDane]

Ugh! I guess the term freak accident is really fitting for this horrific situation!

 

[hfer07]

this is really fvcked up - I just opened CN and this is what is on the front page?
I'm really shocked

La paz este contigo Xavier Tondo.
RIP

 

[SoNiK4]

Wow, 2 huge losses to the cycling world this month Very sad news.

RIP Xavier, deepest condolences to your family at this terrible time.

 

[Carl0880]

Tondo was a cyclist easy to cheer for, and one who spent so much of his career fighting to get a spot on a top team. Like someone said earlier referring to De Pauw and Galvez, I hope Intxausti gets all the help he can get and recover from this, as he watch his friend die in front of him.

Also Sastre was the one who got him the spot with Cervelo as they were real close.

For his friends and families, they have my condolences. If Sastre decides to stay and finish the Giro, I hope he can put in a performance in honor of his friend.

 

[Climbing]

WTF I thought of a bad joke initially!
What a stupid accident.
RIP Xavier.

 

[Thorn Cycling]

RIP Xavi.
My condolences go out to his family, friends, and team.