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Originally posted by evenodds
The Sunday stage featured a wicked crash in the last km so all the riders finished on the same time. Tyler Hamilton broke his collarbone, Levi Leipheimer broke a bone in his back, so they are most likely out for the tour along with a Rabobank teammate Mark Lotz.
Petacchi won and blamed organizers for the dangerous run in to the line.
Lance was very mildly injured, as were teammates Hincapie and Ekimov.
US Injury Update: Tyler is starting with a broken collarbone. This is the same guy who finished the Giro 2nd with a broken shoulder. Levi is out -- he broke his pelvis. Lance was hit from behind and bruised in the back, but he's fine.
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Did you see Millar pop his chain on the Prologue, blowing a virtually guaranteed win?
And I was completely impressed on the first stage by Zabel's great finish after his mechanical problem slowed him down and he had to bust to catch back up to the field.
I thought Hamilton withdrew. He must be bullshit, as even Lance was saying that he had a serious shot at the podium this year.
It's been nice watching him come into his own.
And why was Petacchi saying the crash was the organizers' fault? Looked to me like the Kelme rider just popped his foot out of his pedal then slid out, inevitably taking out his row and sending the bodies behind him end-over-end; how could the course be to blame?
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