Gee Atherton's Qualifying Crash, Lourdes World Cup 24

Gee Atherton, pushing it 100-percent on every inch of the track. This time it got away from him during qualifying at Lourdes. Brutal.
Credit: Fraser Britton
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Lourdes, France
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simooo
9 years ago
Seems to be more of a straight up crash with a bit of a neck twist. A neck brace wont help with that.
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Mr. P
9 years ago
"Punch the wall... and feel the world's fist"
- Henry Rollins

Bummer he is injured, I read it was a wrist, anyone know?
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kidwoo
9 years ago
Yeah Gee! Get a neck brace so you can break your collarbone in a crash that wouldn't have done squat to your neck!
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RobJC
9 years ago
Looks like he may have been knocked unconscious? Hope he's OK, and kicks ass tomorrow.
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mbl77
9 years ago
If he was knocked unconscious, or even concussed, he would most definitely not be racing.
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mbl77
9 years ago
@willsoffe please explain yourself. Most contact sports have explicit rules disallowing continued participation after a concussion. For the reason that @rwondelly posted.
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willsoffe
9 years ago
Yes they do, but those rules don't cover what you do the DAY AFTER the concussion.
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mbl77
9 years ago
In rugby union they do. Google GRTP. Most doctors will suggest similar in other sports where there is risk of re-concussion.
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rwondelly
9 years ago
@willsoffe So if 24 hours after a concussion, you still have a headache, nausea, vomitting, dizziness, and repetitive questioning, you are concussion free solely because it has been 24 hours?
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David.Max
9 years ago
Damn! That looked rough Hope he is alright and able to race again tomorrow. Gotta agree on the neck brace, I'm amazed more WC riders aren't suing them
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SpokeApparel
9 years ago
aye. cameras are always on him anyway and he's always pushing it. crazy what the racers have to do to win. hope he was ok. i know he ran the next day but it certainly does look like he was concussed. gives me the shivers to think about riding immediately afterward.