Tough as nails. Photo source: Emma Johansson.

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Damn that's tough.

Good to see the recovery’s progressing though.

I'm not just a smartarse. Other parts of me are sometimes clever as well.

by omnevelnihil on Jan 25, 2012 7:11 AM EST reply actions

That pic comes from a

blog post she wrote yesterday

Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...

by TheFigurehead on Jan 25, 2012 7:17 AM EST reply actions

Damn.

Some of these hardwomen are tough.
Good luck with the recovery, Emma.

by Uphill on Jan 25, 2012 8:28 AM EST reply actions

+1000

Tough does not even start to tell the story. I am in awe.

"Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill" - Fausto Coppi

by muk on Jan 25, 2012 1:13 PM EST up reply actions

+ 2000 me too

Aka Pigeons!

by Sarah Connolly on Jan 25, 2012 1:19 PM EST up reply actions

I broke my collarbone in a race April ‘96 (early in the season). Had to recover without surgery. I didn’t want to “lose fitness” so I road my stupid trainer for 3 hours a day…every day for about 5 weeks. For the first few days, I couldn’t even lean on the bars. I don’t know exactly what they do when they “operate” on a fractured clavicle…plates & screws I would guess. You really gotta want it. Emma clearly wants it.

My experience with the collarbone break is this – the crash & break itself didn’t hurt. Sleeping, OTOH, was abso-effin-lutely miserable!

by swells on Jan 25, 2012 10:59 AM EST reply actions

Her blog posts about needing to be fed through a straw had me freaked out - so HTFU

Last year Johansson started her season early, riding the Coupe de France races… I wonder how her season will go this time. Massive good luck to her and all the best for fast healing

Aka Pigeons!

by Sarah Connolly on Jan 25, 2012 1:23 PM EST reply actions

She says herself that her form is generally ahead of the competition

iving her an advantage in the early races. Perhaps this will even it out a bit so it’s only fair. :-)

by Jens on Jan 25, 2012 4:28 PM EST up reply actions

How do we even things out with Marianne?

Take away her bike and one lung?

by straw dog on Jan 26, 2012 2:51 AM EST up reply actions

It obviously won't be sufficient but it's a start

by Jens on Jan 26, 2012 3:09 AM EST up reply actions

Give her a unicycle with only one crank

And make her carry everyone’s lunch?

I'm not just a smartarse. Other parts of me are sometimes clever as well.

by omnevelnihil on Jan 26, 2012 5:15 AM EST up reply actions

Handicap her like Boom in the Boonen & Friends cross race

She gets to start a minute behind, every day!

I NEED MOAR MUD

by Douglas Ansel on Jan 27, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions

badass :)

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Jan 25, 2012 1:42 PM EST reply actions

Hard as bastard nails

as they say.

I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...

by John Cyclopunk on Jan 25, 2012 1:50 PM EST reply actions

or coffin nails

All I've had today is, like, six gummy bears and some scotch.

by Drew Davis on Jan 25, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions

ouch

I broke mine as a kid and I remember………………pain and no sleep. my very best wishes to her for this season. maybe Pat McQ should take a look at the dedication of women cyclists instead of talking bollocks.

by the way, check out those scars, was the surgeon wearing boxing gloves?

by Maratsafin on Jan 25, 2012 3:40 PM EST reply actions