Obviously, I don't know the circumstances but at least one of the reports suggested he had been hit by a van coming out of a garage forecourt, so he may not have been caught out at all - just hit.
well radio 5 just commented 'it goes to show how vulnerable cyclists are' or words to that effect. As well as observing it would be dark and that the competitive cyclists will be back out training for next year.
Lets see GMP write this one off as NFA 'cos it's only a cyclist, innit.'
He'll be fine - he was wearing a helmet after all...
Quote from: matthew on 07 November, 2012, 11:07:12 pmwell radio 5 just commented 'it goes to show how vulnerable cyclists are' or words to that effect. As well as observing it would be dark and that the competitive cyclists will be back out training for next year.Absolute Radio are using his "helmets should be the law" sound bite...
Quote from: bobb on 07 November, 2012, 10:23:35 pmHe'll be fine - he was wearing a helmet after all... Nice one bobb.
Why does Brad live up there(*)? I guess it’s cos he wants ease of access to the Manchester velodrome?(*) I'm not implying there's anything wrong with living in the Wigan/Preston area. Just curious.
I note that Radio 4 say he 'collided with a van'. It might be true.
The insurance claim for lost earnings will be epic.
Wiggins, who won two golds at Beijing last year and finished fourth in this year's Tour de France, wrote on the Twitter website: "Cath Wiggins got knocked off her bike today by some silly old sod going to the garden centre, Very P****d OffWIGGINS' WIFE IN CRASH by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)