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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bigguns8431
11 years ago
u just got knocked the fuck out. Got to have been on a run and a have.
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valch0
11 years ago
Faceplanting at its best :D
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kev.1n
11 years ago
Homie got knocked out!
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simooo
11 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
11 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
11 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
11 years ago
Looks like he may have been knocked unconscious? Hope he's OK, and kicks ass tomorrow.
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mbl77
11 years ago
If he was knocked unconscious, or even concussed, he would most definitely not be racing.
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willsoffe
11 years ago
You seem to know nothing about sport/life/neuroscience.
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mbl77
11 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
11 years ago
Yes they do, but those rules don't cover what you do the DAY AFTER the concussion.
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mbl77
11 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
11 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
11 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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dizzmcfunk
11 years ago
everyone always seems to get such good shots of Gee eating shit
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SpokeApparel
11 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.
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vathana.song
11 years ago
Gee, get that neckbrace on! That looked brutal.
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