[Closed] Wiggo injured by van driver

yep

Have you ever seen a man knocked off a bike by an antelope?

Bet that hasn't been done yet

Or a quirky mickey take of a Rapha style video....

Surely that hasn't been done either.

look under man down down the screen.

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Veet on ya baals? No way man that's some dodgy stuff going on.

Explains why the garage on that road was so busy when I was driving home tonight....

🙄

^ because of a roaming Antelope?

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FENTON! OH JESUS CHRIST! FENTON!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4632983/Bradley-Wiggins-cheats-death-by-a-whisker.html

and the real thing, hit by a woman driver of a vauxhall van it appears,12 police cars and his support crew following behind.

Bet the garage did well on refreshments.

Radio saying broken wrist and ribs? 🙁

BBC just say damaged ribs not life threatening:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/20246940

Puntastic...

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I did like The Sun vaguely hinting that it was his own silly fault for shaving off his "lucky sideburns" 😆

FFS!

Unfortunately, we kind of need news stories like this to raise the issue of the dangers faced by cyclists every day...

Taking out high profile cyclists like Wiggo, Cav, Chris Hoy etc is far more likely to make the news than you or I getting taken out, and as such allow CTC, BC etc to raise the risks of aggressive/dozy driving up the news agenda...

Best wishes to him, I hope he gets better soon as doesn't impact his training

It's not a nice bit of road at the best of times. I don't know why he was (a) out in the dark (I usually see him in daylight) and (b) going that way, when he could have gone a slightly different route and avoided that road/combination of junctions and traffic.

Probably out looking for trouble. Bet he has a helmetcam. 😉

Probably out looking for trouble. Bet he has a helmetcam.

Aye, that Wiggo. I've seen his videos. Hooning about like he owns the place.

look under man down down the screen.

at least the OP of this thread put the topic of his tread in the title - helps to make it obvious whether its bin dun or not

Women drivers and bloody cyclists shouldn't be on our roads!

hope its not to bad and that he will be ok.

See if he was a good rider he'd have been able to predict the accident and avoid it. Maybe slowing down past junctions and side roads would help. Accident are inevitable so I guess we should recommend staying off the road.

In all seriousness I was relieved to read the driver was unhurt and has not been arrested or charged.

He was allegedly trying to get the KOM on that Strava segment.

Has it been established if he had a helmet on, yet?

wonder if he has had all the texts and phone calls from "injurylawyers4u" etc etc ....

Has it been established if he had a helmet on, yet?

I think it's well established he's a bit of a helmet....

I got taken out by a van and it sucked. Wish him all the best.

"“I could see a pushbike, like a mountain bike, and the front wheel was all buckled."

Was he really on a mountainbike?

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Guardian says on MTB out to meet a group of locals!?

Anyone from here??

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hit by a woman driver of a vauxhall van it appears,12 police cars and his support crew following behind

Wow this is bad, being hit by so many vehicles.

Interesting to see the photo above, looks like crash investigators. Would they be there if it had been you or me who had been hit?

Bet he was heading to Tescos. He seems to love Tescos. Whether its taking his kids there or talking about working there stocking shelves, he's always on about the place

Only just heard myself. Bit of a weird vibe on here about it?

Bit of a weird vibe on here about it?

Was thinking that myself.

Here's hoping that Wiggo's injuries aren't too serious, & wishing him a speedy recovery.

Heard he was on a MTB, I hope it's ok.

I like the suggestion Wiggo has a mild obsession with Tesco, to the degree he's popping down there on a MTB to get a few extra club card points.

This is good news, in a way. If you or I had been knocked off by a careless women pulling out of a petrol station, no one would ever know. This high profile "accident" during the week his book comes out and while he is (was) doing the tv and radio rounds, will highlight the very serious issue of ****wit ****s who can't be trusted to drive.

It's not an accident, if you followed the rules, do everything you should do, don't cut corners, you won't pull out on cyclists.

Cars don't kill cyclists - bloody idiots do.

I recall the lad who killed my friend got 200 hours community service. Meanwhile a man who shouted at the prime minister got 100 hours, it will be interesting to see what becomes of this... If anything.

There's always a weird vibe on here about things like this. Hopefully this will highlight the dangers we face riding on the roads amongst morons, but I doubt it.
There's probably even on here thinking he could have avoided it. Maybe if he'd done the Bikeability course eh?

I heard he was on his way to Strava the sparrow hill segment? Also that the bike is worth more than the van.

There's probably even on here thinking he could have avoided it.

I drive through that junction twice a day. I've always found a way of avoiding it on the bike, even on a Sunday.

Yes, driver is a muppet. Yes, you can make your life a little easier by avoiding complex junctions, on a bike, in the dark, at rush hour. Velo d'Or or not.

[quote=DezB ]There's always a weird vibe on here about things like this. Hopefully this will highlight the dangers we face riding on the roads amongst morons, but I doubt it.
There's probably even on here thinking he could have avoided it. Maybe if he'd done the Bikeability course eh?
I bet it was poor road positioning 😉

Was it the drivers fault then? Seems everyone is blaming her, did wiggo have lights on? Does anyone actually have the details/witnessed what happened or is it the usual knee jerk reaction that 'all drivers are *****' that is too common place on here?

Both Charlie and votchy make good points, some others are just plain odd, his family must of been very worried.

from the bbc report:

he regularly goes on [b]practice [/b]rides around the rural roads in the area

"I'm just off out to practice riding me bike Cath, see if I can get the hang of it. Need anything from Tescos?"

whatever you do,

DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS ON THE DAILY MAIL ARTICLE

your head may explode

Dammit, since you said that I had to look. Arrrrrrrgggghhhhh.

He had lights*, sadly the 4000 lumens dazzled the Astra driver and... 😉

*I have no idea really.

Dammit, since you said that I had to look. Arrrrrrrgggghhhhh.

Summary?

Does anyone actually have the details/witnessed what happened or is it the usual knee jerk reaction that 'all drivers are *****' that is too common place on here?

It might have been Wiggo's fault. It probably wasn't. I'm not aware of the general vibe you describe, quite the opposite in fact.

I don't know why he was (a) out in the dark

Yeah, cyclists out in the dark, only got themselves to blame.

*headdesk*

Summary?

he was a cyclist so asking for it.
she was a woman driver so what do you expect

DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS ON THE DAILY MAIL ARTICLE

Fortunately I got too distracted by their extensive coverage of the Victoria Secrets Fashion Show, new skimpy outfits of the Dallas Mavericks cheerleaders and the "50 Shades of Grey" sex toys to read any of the incisive and thought-provoking commentary 😀

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Dammit, since you said that I had to look. Arrrrrrrgggghhhhh.

Summary?

They are not sure who to vent at and are now confused

Aparently they wished one was an immigrant to make it all easier to understand

They think Wiggo is most likely to get cancer

HTH

Some of this is actually true!!

@ Katey, Glasgow: Get off your high horse. I'm just as female as you are but even I can admit that women drivers have next to no awareness of what goes on around them on the road. I see it everyday. Not only do they NEVER give way, they might as well wear blinkers. They are always sitting practically on top of the steering wheel, concentrating only straight ahead and never right or left and they certainly don't know what a rear view mirror is for.

This is genius though

the lancashire home bradley wiggins lives in must be his second home as he was born in belgium

Yeah, cyclists, only got themselves to blame.

*headdesk*

That's the thing about quoting out of context, it's always so easy to look right.

If he'd been at home on the internet none of this would have happened.

'There's so many bad drivers on the road, you shouldn't be riding a motorcycle' is my all time favorite comment. Yes let's not address the problem, lets get rid of the affected.

It's a publicity stunt to raise his profile and ensure that he crowns a pretty successful year with the SPotY. Well known fact that personal tragedy = votes.

Know that junction/garage well - used to be on one of my regular training routes back in teh day.
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'There's so many bad drivers on the road, you shouldn't be riding a motorcycle' is my all time favorite comment. Yes let's not address the problem, lets get rid of the affected.

As [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/wiggo-on-helmets/page/7#post-4038961 ]someone on here once said[/url]:

You've put us in a cage with lions and you're offering us protective clothing and lion taming lessons.

FFS do something about the Lions!

It's a publicity stunt to raise his profile and ensure that he crowns a pretty successful year with the SPotY. Well known fact that personal tragedy = votes.

Coyote - I think you're getting mixed up with the X Factor.

Oh goody! A personal tragedy story

Aaaaaaand.......Cue Coldplay......

😉

Interesting to see the photo above, looks like crash investigators. Would they be there if it had been you or me who had been hit?

It looks like a couple of Police traffic cars to me.
From personal experience, if there's any injuries in an RTC, traffic turn up and have a look about and a measure up incase the injuries are life changing or life threatening. Seems to have been a pretty normal procedure with all the accidents I've been to.

Binners, it's the great British public voting. It may just make a difference...

I bet thats put an end to his appearance on Graham Norton tomorrow night 😥

Another Daily Mail classic from the article: "Wiggins was out on a training ride close to the his Cheshire home when he was hit the by woman driver near a petrol station". Divs...

If the driver is at fault imagine the insurance claim?
Never mind the broken bike what about loss of earnings 😯

His new book is out today,

best wishes Bradley on a speedy recovery

What MTB does Wiggo ride then?

@[b]James_Tindall[/b]: Wiggo and Sutton's accidents in the last 24 hours are an example of why everyone should wear a helmet.

Yes, because nothing prevents broken ribs quite like a helmet. 🙄

healing vibes to wiggins, sutton and every other unknown rider down.

always a rough time of year, some drivers aclimatise to winter..