Video: How not to win the Tour of Switzerland cycling race

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With Leather - Sports news and gossip for ... found this 6/20/2008 on www.thespoiler.co.uk [flag]
The crash barriers, they do nothing! Cruising along at 40mph, Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck was on his way to winning the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland when he decided to take a little detour over a ravine. Amazingly, he survived, got back on the bike and finished just three minutes behind eventual winner Markus Fothen. You [...] [link]

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BICYCLING OVER RAVINES IS TOTALLY SAFE
Published 6/20/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for your impressionable young children
... This is video of Luxembourg's Frank Schleck during stage five of the Tour de Suisse.  It's like the Tour de France, but less likely to have a firm opinion either way.  It also has low-slung guard rails and ravines, as Schleck awesomely demonstrates.  From the Spoiler: ...

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Published 6/20/2008 at FanIQ Blog
Nothing like promoting your soccer team with a gun. [Deadspin] Man is this ironic. You can now bet on what will happen to Tim Donaghy. [Merkin Sports Blog] This may be the one time I found soccer to be entertaining. [With Leather] My SF Giants announcers make fun of a fan on air. I totally approve. [SPORTSbyBROOKS] If you ever wanted to see a cyclist fly off a bridge into a ravine, here you go. [The Spoiler] John Kruk, never a defensive stalwart, admonishes MLB players on their ...

When Biking goes wrong
Published 6/20/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
Here is a video from Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck at the Tour de Suisse. It is similar to the Tourde France, just much more dangerous. From the Spoiler: Amazingly, he survived, got back on the bike and finished just three minutes behind eventual winner Markus Fothen. It’s a good thing he didn’t die because it wouldn’t be funny. Seeing ...

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If you've ever flown facefirst into a ravine, raise your hand. You there? Yes. It hurt, right? And you died from massive internal injuries, right? And are currently dead? Good. Clearly, you are not cyclist Frank Schleck, who improbably survived a ...
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