'Spot Check'

[Slick]

Not all footballers are soft though.

 

[Slick]

I tried to hide a picture of Terry Butcher behind a spoiler but blew it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Lauren's injuries were certainly more spectacular than the normal road rash, but getting up and finishing after quite severe injuries is fairly normal in cycling.
The one I like was Fiorenzo Magni finishing 2nd in the 1956 Giro, after breaking his collarbone on stage 12, and his arm (humerus) on stage 16 (out of 22). Fortunately the arm was the same side as the collarbone; it would have been difficult otherwise.

Not forgetting Tyler Hamiltons ground down teeth, in the 2003 T de F, after breaking his collarbone on stage 1

Didn't G complete most of the TdF in 2013 with a broken pelvis!

Yes he did, there's pictures of the MRI scan, in his book

IMO we'd do well not to let this thread descend into a critique of the correctness of some footballers' reactions to being kicked, or whatever. Hope to see her in competitions next season. OP - thank you for posting.

To be fair, I'd probably not have written the opening article, if I'd not seen the link about the spotty footballist