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bobswire
07-25-2018, 01:39 PM
https://www.sbnation.com/cycling/2018/7/25/17611920/philippe-gilbert-crash-knee-tour-de-france
bicycletricycle
07-25-2018, 02:02 PM
ouch
vladoo
07-25-2018, 02:11 PM
Thats the main difference between many football players and cyclists.
yinzerniner
07-25-2018, 02:29 PM
https://www.sbnation.com/cycling/2018/7/25/17611920/philippe-gilbert-crash-knee-tour-de-france

Considering how bad the crash looked at first I was expecting much, much worse.

Craddock and Benoot looked like they escaped Dunkirk after their crashes:

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/74/32/21/15836235/3/920x920.jpg
http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2018/07/10/2/bettiniphoto_0344105_1_2000px_670.jpg
jamesdak
07-25-2018, 02:42 PM
And here I thought I was tough for riding home a measly 8 miles this winter with a seperated AC Joint in my shoulder, bruised lung, and jacked thumb. I'm a pansy!
Climb01742
07-25-2018, 02:50 PM
Holy crap. Chuck Norris would have quit after 59km.
nalax
07-25-2018, 03:15 PM
Holy crap. Chuck Norris would have quit after 59km.

No, C. Norris would have quit after Moscon punched him in the first 10km...

I hope that Gilbert recovers fully and is back at it soon!
2LeftCleats
07-25-2018, 03:18 PM
That'll buff out.
redir
07-25-2018, 03:22 PM
Thats the main difference between many football players and cyclists.

One of my favorite memes :D

https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aBKBm72_700b.jpg
rnhood
07-25-2018, 03:24 PM
Pro cyclists are a tough lot, often determined to keep going if at alll capable. They don’t lay around acting hurt like wussy socket players.
vladoo
07-25-2018, 03:49 PM
But it depends. There are some players who are very strong :) Generalization is always inaccurate. But I know, I started it...:)
jruhlen1980
07-25-2018, 04:04 PM
I mean, it makes for an amusing joke and all but if there was an incentive in cycling to flop like there is in soccer, then cyclists would also be flopping.
eippo1
07-26-2018, 09:36 AM
I actually have experience with a broken kneecap during a ride. Went to stand up and felt an amazing amount of pain when I tried to straighten up. Couldn't get to the hospital fast enough. I can't imagine getting back on and trying to ride. The adrenaline went to shock pretty damn quickly for me.