Archive for June, 2008
Frank Schleck- into the ravine!
This is a clip of CSC rider, Frank Schleck in the tour of Switzerland this last week going over a guard rail and into a ravine. Amazingly, he was ok and was able to finish 3rd in the stage. Unbelievable.
Add comment June 20, 2008
Tragedy strikes in Mexico
Earlier this week, CNN reported this:
“MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — A car plowed into a weekend bike race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one and injuring 10 others, police said.
The 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the race, said police investigator Jose Alfredo Rodriguez.
A photograph taken by a city official showed bicyclists and equipment being hurled high into the air by the collision.
Rodriguez said Juan Campos was charged with killing Alejandro Alvarez, 37, of Monterrey.
Authorities said the wreck happened 15 minutes into the 34-kilometer (21 mile) race Sunday along a highway between Playa Bagdad and Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.
Campos said he is an American citizen living in Brownsville. The U.S. Consulate could not immediately confirm that.”
Above is a shot of the accident as it happened. Rumor is that the driver was using cocaine before he hit the racers. Hopefully he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.
1 comment June 5, 2008
