As the km's ticked over it came apparent that Voeckler would take Yellow but the question is by how much? With 36km to go though a shocking incident occurred, luckily for Voeckler his narrowly escaped disaster. A French TV car sped up and turned into the cyclist paths as it looked to avoid a tree therefore smashing into Flecha which threw Johnny Hoogerland into a wired fence. Boths riders were OK getting back on their bikes before getting swept up by the Peloton. An inexcusable accident that could have killed both riders. Click here to view the crash.
The breakaway of 5 was then 3. Voeckler was driving them on as he could taste Yellow. The Frenchman was licking his lips and then sprung his final attack on Sanchez and Casar. The Rabobank rider Sanchez responded well and then left Voeckler for dead as he went onto take the stage, but Tommy didn't care, the French maniac was in Yellow!
Hoogerland the main sufferer of that horrific crash came across the line to his credit and then had honour of getting the Polka-Dot Jersey placed on his shoulders. The Dutchman was in tears on the podium knowing full well he was extremely lucky not only to be walking but alive. A stage of weird and wonderful things, but all you can say in the end is go...go Tommy Voeckler!
He had never been out of the spotlight so far this Tour. What an entertainer, what a rider, what an achievement, what a smile.
No comments:
Post a Comment