Vuelta 2009 stage 16 Córdoba-Puertollano, crash (source)

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Yeah I would say that Greipel was the main cause of that...he leaned over and on somebody and they got pushed into Dean

by Vlaanderen90 on Sep 15, 2009 12:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep

although it looks to me like Dean hit a spectator or a camera extended over the barricades.

any idea who the milram was that greipel was playing shoving with? maybe ciolek?

by gavia on Sep 15, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Ted

Greipel seems to be the initial cause but…

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Sep 15, 2009 12:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

They should have known there was trouble ahead

“The plains of Puerto” sounds ominous. Regular blood rains, probably. All in all, a very biblical stage.

by tedvdw on Sep 15, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ha!

by gavia on Sep 15, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Greipel did swerve a bit into I assume Ciolek

but Dean didn’t really seem to have to move over much, he crashed into something on the side of the road, something that probably shouldn’t have been there. So Greipel caused it somewhat but it wasn’t as malicious as the Tour of Poland grab. Plus I imagine he was just having a worlds strategy talk with Ciolek…

"On a personal level, I have never had admiration for him and I never will"
~AC about LA, me about Johan "drama queen" Bruyneel

by Phil H. on Sep 15, 2009 1:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs