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[Closed] OMG Vicky Barnes you legend

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Hard as nails this lass. Nails!

Vicky Barnes: British sprint cyclist on her recovery from horrific crash:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41940925

Grim and awesome in equal measure!


 
Posted : 10/11/2017 8:02 pm
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Wow, thanks for sharing that. Hard as screws, nuts and bolts more like.


 
Posted : 10/11/2017 8:09 pm
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Puts a lot into perspective. Massive respect.


 
Posted : 10/11/2017 8:09 pm
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Wow


 
Posted : 10/11/2017 8:12 pm
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Read that article earlier. Some serious scars going on 😯

I imagine most normal people would have decided to retire from track cycling after that. Muchos respect for overcoming that injury and hope she gets back to her pre injury form


 
Posted : 10/11/2017 8:26 pm
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Wow - thanks for that, great read!


 
Posted : 10/11/2017 10:00 pm
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Amazing recovery!


 
Posted : 10/11/2017 10:12 pm
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Guys dig scars....


 
Posted : 10/11/2017 10:47 pm
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Really hope she gets to Tokyo now, and smashes it.

Nails.


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 12:02 am
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"the skin was burned where they had to peel the number away," says Barnes. "It heated up, went through the skin suit and stuck to my skin"
😯


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 12:40 am
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Crikey, good luck to her!


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 6:12 am
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Chapeau ! Horrific accident but massive tenacity to get back amongst it


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 9:21 am
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I will never be an athlete, because giving up is always one of my options.


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 9:54 am
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That is an impressive handful of ironmongery.


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 10:32 am
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Flipping heck. She's properly awesome.


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 11:01 am
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Respect .


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 11:22 am
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And I get freaked out by the metalwork in my arm! She's a machine (in a good way, not in a body full of metal way)!


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 1:10 pm
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I'd probably still be flat on my back feeling sorry for myself.

An amazing woman.


 
Posted : 11/11/2017 7:48 pm

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