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On 10/07/2011 17:38, Simon Mason wrote: > Can't really claim SMIDSY in the Tour. > Driver misses a tree and takes out two riders - Flecha, who landed on > a barbed wire fence got back on his bike and finished the stage. > That is a hard man. > > I believe the driver got sacked.

Unfortunate, but I'm surprised that at least one loony hasn't subsequently called for evil cars to be banned from the tour as a result. (Actually, scrub that, cars are OK as long as "other people" aren't using them, aren't they? Unless you're Doug and you can't use a car yourself....)