It’s the rest day for the Giro d’Italia, but we catch up with the week-end’s action. Race reports, results, rider quotes and video from Italy and we round up in California and Bayern-Rundfahrt. ‘Top Story’ is Daniele Colli’s crash and the futures of Ramon Sinkeldam and Maaike Polspoel. We finish with the music for this years Vuelta.TOP STORY: That Giro Crash!I’m sure you all saw the video or photos of Daniele Colli crashing at the end of stage 6, the same crash that could also have ended Alberto Contador’s hopes of winning the Giro. Contador has carried on after he dislocated his shoulder, but Colli was not so lucky. He received compound fractures to the arm and lets say the photos of him on the road were not nice. It was all caused by a photographer with a long lense who was hanging over the barrier. He was not an accredited photographer and judging by the lense he was using that close, he wasn’t a very experienced one either. Colli is taking legal action against the photographer and his team are thinking of it. The crash also makes you question what more the Giro d’Italia organizers can do to protect the riders. The barriers at the Tour and la Vuelta lean in towards the spectators, this probably wouldn’t have helped Colli. The next step could be the use of two meter high fences at the finish which would separate the fans from the riders. Being close to the riders is...
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