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 Интересна новина от Тура... |
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AgentOrange (Z?) |
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| Публикувано | 23.07.03 15:00 |
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Малко е остаряла де, но все пак... От Velonews.com:
Tour jumper
VeloNews managed to catch up with Kona freeride pro Dave Watson who was just back from an eventful excursion to France. After being approached by a French cycling magazine a month and a half ago, Watson pulled off a monumental stunt, actually jumping over the back half of the peloton during the Alp d'Huez stage of the Tour de France. Watson estimated that the jump, a road gap, was about 45 feet in distance.
"I had to come in from a funky angle because there were some police in the way," Watson explained. "And I had to time it just right because I didn't want to go in front of the riders and spook them. It was a group of about 15 and I went over right at the end of the group."
Watson added that he had to brake check ever so slightly right before take-off, and that caused him to come up about a foot short on the landing.
"I aired it nice," he said. "But I got bucked and crashed pretty hard. It's a jump I could do 10 times in a row no problem, but there was just so much going on."
Asked what was the point of the jump, Watson said he "wanted to celebrate the progression of cycling. We're in a rad sport and I wanted to do something to help get it to the masses. Whether people think I'm a hero or a zero, I don't care. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but the only person in jeopardy was me."
Аз лично се спуках от смях като си го представих, колкото и да е глупаво и безотговорно спрямо състезателите и Тура като цяло. Малко е странно обаче, че никоя друга медия освен Velonews не пусна иформация по случая...
"Give me 3 rides to snap it in half..."
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