A Shimano neutral service car at the Tour of Flanders today knocked Trek Factory Racing rider Jesse Sergent off his bike, with another incident seeing a Shimano vehicle rear-end an FDJ.Fr car that had stopped to provide assistance to Sebastien Chavanel – the impact shunting the French team's car into the cyclist.
Here's the incident involving Sergent, part of a seven-rider breakaway group and who was confirmed afterwards to have broken his collarbone.
Here's the one which resulted in Chavanal being knocked off his bike – he too took no further part in the race.
During the 2011 Tour de France a car belonging to host broadcaster France Televisions swerved into the path of Juan Antonio Flecha, then with Team Sky, causing him to crash and cataputing Vacansolei-DCM's Jonny Hoogerland into a barbed wire fence.
25 thoughts on “Videos: Neutral service car knocks two cyclists out of Tour of Flanders”
Obviously the riders fault.
Obviously the riders fault. He wasn’t using one of those Bontrager daytime lights.
HalfWheeler wrote:Obviously
Don’t you mean Volvo Life Paint. 👿
Clarkson got a new job then
Clarkson got a new job then 😕
TBH Im only surprised the
TBH Im only surprised the second type of accident never happens more often.
No hi-viz again then
No hi-viz again then 🙂
How could these riders
How could these riders possibly have been in accidents with cars? They were both wearing helmets, and everyone knows wearing a helmet stops cars hitting you.
Looks like there were a few
Looks like there were a few trainees out there today.
Well what did you expect. he
Well what did you expect. he was not in the bike lane and nowhere in the rules does it say that they have to share the road.
I didn’t see any cyclists,
I didn’t see any cyclists, the sun was in my eyes though.
They both had earphones in.
They both had earphones in. Everyone knows that is what makes cars hit you.
Bastards – I bet they were
Bastards – I bet they were busy watching the race on their bloody iPhones.
It’s just as well they were
It’s just as well they were wearing helmets or they’d both be dead now.
Wouldn’t have happened with
Wouldn’t have happened with Campag…..
Wouldn’t have happened if
Wouldn’t have happened if they’d been riding Steel bikes.
Best unintended Campagnolo ad
Best unintended Campagnolo ad ever…. a stupid tragedy though.
A bit of t-cut and polish and
A bit of t-cut and polish and it’ll be good as new B-)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB13IpvUsAEUm1-.jpg:large
At the risk of sounding like
At the risk of sounding like I’ve had a sense of humour failure, I’m a little saddened that we’re 16 comments in and no-one’s expressed any concern about the fellow cyclists involved. No injury or accident is good if cycling is your means of paying the bills in the future. Best wishes to both of them.
alfreddo wrote:At the risk of
Surely given recent news stores (or just the generally crap treatment cyclists get from car drivers and the law) you can understand the gallows humour.
I think it goes without saying that we wish both riders a speedy recovery.
Healing vibes and all than.
I agree, while also wondering
I agree, while also wondering why it’s called a NEUTRAL service car. Bad luck for those guys right at the beginning of the season.
I hope they get some sort of
I hope they get some sort of compensation for the damage they suffered.
Also, are even the drivers on the tramadol as well now?
For what it is worth ” Compo
For what it is worth ” Compo ” will be a LONG TIME Arriving ! Was it not mentioned in this forum , recently , that Hoogerlands is still awaiting the ” Compo ” from the TDF of 2012 ?
With UCI requiring Helmets , it seems that the ” Neutral Service ” people need to spray the Volvo Paint on their headwear , so that the Racers will know to keep out of their way ?
WHY , does the ” Neutral service vehicle ” need to be IN FRONT of the Racers ? It would appear they were trying to ensure they were as useful as a spare tyre on a Race Bike ?
UCI are unable to organise an ” International Umbrella Org. for Cycle Safety Advocacy ” , so what greater chance do the Racers have when out training on the roads that we use for our purposes ? Time the National Cycling Federations were ” Singing from the Same Song Sheet ” , so that Laws like Presumed Liability & Safe Pass of Cyclists are PART of ALL National Road Codes rather than just an after thought on someones wish list .
Better video of the Seargent
Better video of the Seargent incident here:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/67617728/jesse-sergent-hit-by-car-in-tour-of-flanders
1987……Jesper Skibby gets
1987……Jesper Skibby gets hit by car of race director
https://youtu.be/j03obuRAHiM
The Skibby video is insane.
The Skibby video is insane. Didn’t just knock him over, then drove over the bottom of the bike while Skibby was still strapped in. Could easily have broken his ankle or leg.
Note the following Niewsblad car also knocks into the man trying to help Skibby.
Driving a car turns many people into unthinking, dangerous nutters – even as part of a bike race.
Whenever you see in car
Whenever you see in car footage during races it always makes me cringe how little time the driver spends with his eyes on the road or hands on the wheel.