Tombak abandons

Jason Spaceman said:

Owwww. Didn't something similar happen to another rider a few years
ago on the Tour? He was trying to adjust the speed sensor on his
fork and got a finger cut off by his spokes?

Zarrabeitia (sp?), Vuelta 2004, stage in Andorra.

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J. Spaceman

MJ;

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Happened to former pro Mikel Zarrabeitia at the 2000 Vuelta. Didn't
find the photo (can't forget the sight of his hamburgered finger) but
did find these items:

Race report: Stage 11 - September 5: Alp-Arcalís (Andorra):
http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/aug00/vuelta00/stages/vuelta0011r.shtml

Mikel Zarrabeitia retirement:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features.php?id=features/2004/zarraretires

Reference to lost finger:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/murcia015.shtml

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From http://www.letour.fr/2004/us/index.html
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The Cofidis rider who abandoned the stage before the first climb,
Janeck Tombak, is now in an ambulance. He was attempting to adjust the
sensor on his bike which is used for timing but as he did this his
right hand slid into the spokes of the rear wheel. His fingers are
severely cut.
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Owwww. Didn't something similar happen to another rider a few years
ago on the Tour? He was trying to adjust the speed sensor on his
fork and got a finger cut off by his spokes?

J. Spaceman

Mikko J Virtanen said:

Zarrabeitia (sp?), Vuelta 2004,

What, he got his finger caught in the wheel of his tardis?

JT