Make your own title…
So there I was fit, lean, finally motivated to race and race hard, after a knee injury almost ruined all my training in July. 100km into stage one of Tour of Poland 2010, it had already been fast, and although I felt my legs were a little tight from the journey the day before, that feeling of stamping on the pedals with real power and strength was back and damm it felt good to have it again.
To make sense of what happened next is impossible, while having a chat to Allan Davis who I had spent time training with in Livigno during July. I caught a brief view of someone’s hand + handlebars arriving straight underneath mine. I thought shit this guy is a bit close for comfort, and sure enough he was. Like a winger going for a runaway try in rugby being pegged down by his opposition without a chance to fend. I was scragged to the ground, though just not as lucky as that winger I crunched onto a filthy polish road before being flattened by a few more riders just for good measure.
A sharp point stuck out on my left shoulder an knowing exactly what that feeling meant, I took a seat on the pavement and dropped my head.
Ok so I’m still alive and kicking and I’ve seen or been in worse, though when your taken down like that and all the other riders just remount and ride off you can’t help but think what the f*#k…
After a scary ambulance trip to the hospital where the driver thought I must have been dying or something cause damn he took some risks, and once the radiographer finally figured out how to do an xray I got straight out of there.
A night at the hotel and now here I write to you from the aeroplane on my way to Nice where I will head straight to the Monaco clinic to put the 3 pieces of my collarbone back together.
Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes already. I’m not really sure where to from here but I’ll let you know when I’m in a slightly better head space.
Im off for a wee sleep haha,
Guddy
Hi Guddy,
Had to read it a second time when I saw it!
Sorry to hear mate, seah and I are thnking of ya
Get well soon
Hi Tim,
Man do you have shit bad luck or what?
Hope the collarbone heals quickly and your back
on the bike soon. Surely 2011 will be the year
when you get some decent time on the bike and
not so much time being patched up.
All the best
Phil
Hey mate sorry to hear the latest bad luck you have had, all the best for the recovery.
Hang in there bro. Its still better than night shift at the factory
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Thats french for what the Fӣ*k!
Man… I reckon you gotta just get out in front where you can’t be touched like you use to!
Sorry to hear. Kritta and Me are thinking of ya.
What doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger!
Hi Tim
hope you get better soon and I’m sure you’ll be back stronger and motivated then ever before!
Greetz
Alexander
Dude, that’s unreal man. I read the cyclingnews tour of Poland report the other day and saw you’d pinged your collar bone. I have to say my heart slumped for you. Bloody unfortunate run you’ve had this year but it can’t go on forever.
It’s prob no bonus to you but at least you’re not riding in a cold and wet nz winter…
Keep that chin up.
Hey Guddy
I don’t know what to say except that I am sending you lots of love.
Keep your chin up as high as you can. We’ll swap collarbone stories in the rest home, and maybe even compare plates, so make sure you keep them for your collection. ha ha
You are a rockstar and don’t you forget it.
I drank Limoux Blanquette the other day and thought of the good old days!
Take care bromondo
xxxxxxx
Hey Guddy
I don’t know what to say except that I am sending you lots of love.
Keep your chin up as high as you can. We’ll swap collarbone stories in the rest home, and maybe even compare plates, so make sure you keep them for your collection. ha ha
You are a rockstar and don’t you forget it.
I drank Limoux Blanquette the other day and thought of the good old days!
Take care bro
xxxxxxx
All the best Tim.
Just hang in there. It’ll make a great background story when you do win a Classic next season.
Cards
Hi Tim,
I was about 100 meters from the place of your accident (this place is called “Klarysew” – put forward the northernmost district “Konstancin-Jeziorna”, it borders with “Warsaw”). With my friends cheered on riders. Peloton looked impressive. There were many supporters.
After your fall, all the spectators were very worried and very sympathized with you.
When doctors took you to the ambulance,we picked up from the road your water bottle with logo FDJ.
Now, when we look at your water bottle we wish you a speedy recovery.
All we will keep our fingers crossed for you.
We hope that you will ever go back to Poland to win and have better memories.
We will have the opportunity to give you back water bottle:)))))))
Much greetings from Poland!
Wojtek (Warsaw-Poland)
Mate!! … we just couldn’t believe it when we read the bad news!! … anyway the world of Pro bike riding is bloddy hard as you know but accidents like this just make it even harder. Tim, all the very best for 2011 and we look forward to seeing you back on the Waikato roads again soon and maybe a Sunday bunch ride with the Hamilton grouppo??
Cheers
Trev
Sorry to here about the crash bro, keep ya head up and you be back on the road in no time.
Smidy