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LeTour.fr had an exclusive interview with the rider currently ranked second in the general classification late last night. Cadel Evans explained what he remembers of the crash that caused him to lose skin “from toe to neck” on the left side of his body. “One moment I was following an Euskaltel rider and I remember thinking, ‘He’s going too fast for that corner.’ The next thing I was doing was picking myself up off the road.

“Really, I don’t know what happened. But when I stood, I was frightened. I thought, ‘Oh no! I’ve lost the Tour! For a brief moment, I thought I’d broken a bone. I was sore all over but then I did a quick body check. Collarbone, okay. Arms, bleeding but all good. Legs: I’m standing… must be okay. Right, where’s my bike? I better get going again…!”

After the crash at the 106km mark of the 224km stage, a hand bag from a spectator was caught up in his chain but the Australian believes that it was not what caused the fall, rather a result of the bike flying to the side of the road and into the crowd.

After a bike change, because of a damaged shifting lever, Cadel Evans returned to the peloton as quickly as possible after his crash. “I just wanted to get going again and my mechanics did a great job getting everything sorted out,” said the 31-year-old.

“My team-mates were great: they never panicked and looked after me the whole way back to the peloton. Robbie McEwen went back to the race doctor and told him what my injuries were. My arm was swollen and sore, my head was throbbing with pain; I’m really glad that I had my helmet on. It smashed into three pieces and it’s yet another reminder how important it is to be safe rather than sorry.

“I feel like I’m becoming an ambassador for road safety, so I guess it’s a good time to remind everyone: be careful when you ride your bike and always wear a helmet.”

Cadel steals the maillot jaune - if only for a second.



'Ridgy Didge!'





Posted by fyxomatosis on 15 July 2008 5 Comments · 635 Reads - Print
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T55 on July 15 2008 09:25:14
He's not the only one that had a tear in his eye when they put it on him ! smiley
scooter on July 15 2008 11:09:17
did you find cadel a little less boring to watch with ripped jersey and blood pissing out?
hustlejr on July 15 2008 14:35:48
YOU ALL RUINED IT FOR ME! smileysmiley
double down on July 15 2008 16:59:29
were you waiting for the dvd to come out hustlejr?
hustlejr on July 16 2008 03:16:02
yes.
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