Crash like the pros

[Bollo]

To celebrate this year's TdF, I've managed a proper pro-style road-dive. I was accelerating away from a roundabout out of the saddle and with purpose when the chain dropped. Afterwards I tried to grab on to a passing Skoda, but the passenger seemed reluctant to clean my wounds.

Nothing without pictures, so fill your boots. To answer the inevitable, many bike components are daffodiled. Buy shares in Wiggle.

Spoiler: Pictures of wounds

Leg

• Bollo
• 21 Jul 2015

Hip

• Bollo
• 21 Jul 2015

Shoulder

• Bollo
• 21 Jul 2015
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Elbow

• Bollo
• 21 Jul 2015

Pedal on shin

• Bollo
• 21 Jul 2015

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Ouch

 

[djb1971]

Ouch. Gws

 

[Diggs]

Wearing skin on your body is sooooo 2014....
In all seriousness heal fast!
I was 48 hours away from my holiday when I came off last year. At least the salt water was good for it, but a women told me when she first saw me, she mistook the bruising on my face as a facial tattoo!!

 

[Aperitif]

I only 'liked' it for your honesty, P. Why no telegraph pole action?
It's going to sting - we know that. GWS and...take it easy. Nice Tour stage on TV demain - the world will keep spinning if you put your feet up and receive soothing succour from Mrs Dr B.

 

[Shaun]

I bet that bloody stings. Where's the picture of the bike?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

get into a bath of neat TCP, that'll cure you.

 

[Bollo]

I bet that bloody stings. Where's the picture of the bike?

pictures of the bike are just ....... too raw <sniff> too soon.

 

[Saluki]

GWS @Bollo, that all looks very sore.

 

[Bollo]

get into a bath of neat TCP, that'll cure you.

Jeez 3BM, I'm not made of money. I just got the cat to lick most of the dirt out and then disinfected with some Aldi "Horst-Wessel" German brandy. #HarderThanGeraint

 

[speccy1]

You haven`t been watching GCN`s videos on youtube? They want everybody to do everything "like a pro", so irritating...................

In all seriousness, get well soon

 

[swee'pea99]

If you think I'm clicking on a link that promises to take me to wounds you've got another think coming. Way too squeamish for that. But GWS.

 

[Drago]

Pay, I get worse that that shaving

 

[Fab Foodie]

Proper job!

 

[Tin Pot]

Get some real injuries man!