"Tony W" <[email hidden]> wrote: ... | I wonder if he's even heard of the real hero of the race who went round with a bust collarbone, | came 4th and still won a stage?
Me2. In the ITV coverage there were occasional references to him doing something similar before, and needing dental treatment for grinding down his teeth in pain. It makes me wonder whether
N. it's just him & he's really unlucky but he's used to it now, O. it's not that uncommon and shouldn't be made too much of, P. it was a super-human effort & the French should give him the Legion d'Honneur for services to the spirit of cycling or something.
I wonder if he's even heard of the real hero of the race who went round with a bust collarbone, came 4th and still won a stage?
Me2. In the ITV coverage there were occasional references to him doing something similar before, and needing dental treatment for grinding down his teeth in pain. It makes me wonder whether
a. it's just him & he's really unlucky but he's used to it now, b. it's not that uncommon and shouldn't be made too much of, c. it was a super-human effort & the French should give him the Legion d'Honneur for services to the spirit of cycling or something.
I was totally amazed with his achievment in completing the race. My boss was mugged a couple of weeks ago and suffered a broken collarbone. He struggles to lift a pen now. -- Mark Road bike, Mountain bike and I'm getting something special built for me (I hope it will arrive soon).
"Tony W" <[email hidden]> wrote: ... | I wonder if he's even heard of the real hero of the race who went round with a bust collarbone, | came 4th and still won a stage?
Me2. In the ITV coverage there were occasional references to him doing something similar before, and needing dental treatment for grinding down his teeth in pain. It makes me wonder whether
a. it's just him & he's really unlucky but he's used to it now, b. it's not that uncommon and shouldn't be made too much of, c. it was a super-human effort & the French should give him the Legion d'Honneur for services to the spirit of cycling or something.
I broke my collar bone in two places whilst roller-blading at Crystal Palace; I couldn't/move/ for ten minutes, and once I could move, I kept that arm locked rigidly to my side. For Tyler Hamilton to have not only carried on with the TdF, but to have finished the race, won a stage, /and/ finished overall fourth is a truly remarkable achievement.
"jeronimo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I agree with the Texan fella, why not support and be proud of a
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countryman's achievements.
Because the guy was trolling as his second post proved.
none the less I am still jumping for joy at fellow Scot (and no I don't mean Brit I refuse to be patronised by the so-called 'British' sport commentators, when there is a non-English sportsman in any sporting event they quickly class him as being British, yet when the balls on the other foot and it is an English sportsman - you don't hear British then, oh no Englishman, thats what you hear) David Millars achievement, chest infection and all.
