🎥 Bizarre crash in first stage of Renewi Tour: Merlier knocks over Groenewegen, both riders badly banged up
CyclingWednesday, 28 August 2024 at 15:54
In the opening stage of the Renewi Tour, won by Jonathan Milan, there was a remarkable crash. The footage clearly shows Tim Merlier stopping his sprint at one point, then continuing, and subsequently colliding with Dylan Groenewegen at the finish line, causing both riders to hit the pavement.
Merlier initially pointed the finger at the Dutchman, but Groenewegen seems relatively innocent in this incident, as it was Merlier who primarily veered to the right. Both riders remained on the ground for a while, and photos showed that they were both badly scraped up.
Footage: Crash of Merlier and Groenewegen
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- Why continue to give this bully and liar a platform. Both he and Bruyneel should be persona non grata in the cycling world.Aodh25-04-2025
- Such negative comments that are truly inappropriate and actually ridiculous. He sounds like an old man, bitter that he can't race anymore. Why can't he just be gracious? Or just shut up. Instead of howling for attention, in such a rude manner. Must be Dementia creeping in. We are all living in the Now. Records are there, and some are being broken, some are unapproachable. If he doesn't like it, and it makes him sick, maybe he ought start watching some other sport. Don't want the old mans health to be upset.
reemmo031-03-2025 - Roger De Vlaeminck inspires me to create a new beer: "Bitter Old Twat Belgian".JackInhof31-03-2025
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- "fap fap fap oh Lance oh oh OHHHHHHH" again. Does he pay you to dredge up people with nice things to say about him? He was an giant a$$hole to people. It is a fact. Whatever his contrition about the doping, he is unapologetic about being a giant a$$hole to people. (Why yes, I do only login to complain. *I* am however only a giant a$$hole to people who laud giant a$$holes.)ericjensenridesbikes25-02-2025
- Remco is still very young. And injuries can absolutely keep you from overdoing it and getting worse. The recent Remco accident didn't keep him from being able to ride a recumbent inside. Wout's knee is a different story thoughVeganpotter23-01-2025
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