Tour de France rider crashes into the back of support vehicle that slammed on the brakes
The Tour de France wraps up on Sunday, but we didn't get to the finish line without one of the weirdest freak accidents we've seen in a while.Colombian cyclist Einer Rubio was cruising his way through Stage 19 on Friday, climbing Alpe d'Huez, and riding behind one of the support vehicles.That always seemed like a good idea to me — let it punch a big ol' hole in the air for you to ride in — but what Rubio didn't account for was that vehicle having to suddenly slam on the brakes as the race made its way along a tight road with spectators on each side.NEW ZEALAND CYCLIST KIAAN WATTS SUSPENDED AFTER PUNCHING RIVAL RIDER MID-RACEThis, folks, is why you leave a gap to the car in front of you out on the roadways.I know this isn't the same thing, but it's never a bad time to brush up on road safety.What you can't see in that clip is that, according to UAE Team Emirates-XRG, it was their car that Rubio crashed into, and it had to slam on the brakes because a spectator fell in front of it.CDC REVEALS MASSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PUBLIC HEALTH OPERATION THAT KEPT FIFA WORLD CUP FANS SAFE"A spectator fell forward directly into the path of the car," a team spokesperson said, per The Telegraph. "The car braked to avoid the collision.
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The Tour de France wraps up on Sunday, but we didn't get to the finish line without one of the weirdest freak accidents we've seen in a while.Colombian cyclist Einer Rubio was cruising his way through Stage 19 on Friday, climbing Alpe d'Huez, and riding behind one of the support vehicles.That always seemed like a good idea to me — let it punch a big ol' hole in the air for you to ride in — but what Rubio didn't account for was that vehicle having to suddenly slam on the brakes as the race made its way along a tight road with spectators on each side.NEW ZEALAND CYCLIST KIAAN WATTS SUSPENDED AFTER PUNCHING RIVAL RIDER MID-RACEThis, folks, is why you leave a gap to the car in front of you out on the roadways.I know this isn't the same thing, but it's never a bad time to brush up on road safety.What you can't see in that clip is that, according to UAE Team Emirates-XRG, it was their car that Rubio crashed into, and it had to slam on the brakes because a spectator fell in front of it.CDC REVEALS MASSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PUBLIC HEALTH OPERATION THAT KEPT FIFA WORLD CUP FANS SAFE"A spectator fell forward directly into the path of the car," a team spokesperson said, per The Telegraph. "The car braked to avoid the collision. It was a very unfortunate incident and something nobody wants to see. We wish Einer Rubio a speedy recovery."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWSRubio — who was 27th overall in the standings at the time of the incident — was pretty beaten up and needed 20 stitches.
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- The Tour de France wraps up on Sunday, but we didn't get to the finish line without one of the weirdest freak accidents we've seen in a while.Colombian cyclist Einer Rubio was cruising his way through Stage 19 on Friday, climbing Alpe d'Huez, and riding behind one of the support vehicles.That always seemed like a good idea to me — let it punch a big ol' hole in the air for you to ride in — but what Rubio didn't account for was that vehicle having to suddenly slam on the brakes as the race made its way along a tight road with spectators on each side.NEW ZEALAND CYCLIST KIAAN WATTS SUSPENDED AFTER PUNCHING RIVAL RIDER MID-RACEThis, folks, is why you leave a gap to the car in front of you out on the roadways.I know this isn't the same thing, but it's never a bad time to brush up on road safety.What you can't see in that clip is that, according to UAE Team Emirates-XRG, it was their car that Rubio crashed into, and it had to slam on the brakes because a spectator fell in front of it.CDC REVEALS MASSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PUBLIC HEALTH OPERATION THAT KEPT FIFA WORLD CUP FANS SAFE"A spectator fell forward directly into the path of the car," a team spokesperson said, per The Telegraph. "The car braked to avoid the collision.
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