On the Tour de France Marcus Burghardt hit a dog who had wandered across the road. Does anyone have a web link that indicates the dog is OK?
Labradors are very stoic when it comes to pain. My lab broke his leg, he did not even make a sound. I have researched to find out about this dog and asked my friends in France however nothing. This bicyclist should have made more effort to get away from the dog. Look at the finish line, these guys bunch up and lean on each other - he had plenty of room to move around him, this is a pro bicyclist!!! Poor dog, he knew he was not in the right place.
2007-07-22 06:55:22 · 6 answers · asked by Ilovemylab 1 in Sports ➔ Cycling
The dog should NOT have been where he was to get hit. And the owner should be charged a hefty fine. Poor dog ? What about the rider ? If he had a chance to avoid the dog, he would have ! You know nothing about pro bike riding.
2007-07-22 07:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I feel much like you. I'm a dog lover too, and I would die a thousand deaths to spare my dogs any pain. But, I'm also a cyclist, and, unfortunately, man's best friend is the cyclist's worst enemy. And a stray dog getting in the path of a cyclist - let alone pros sprinting at the end of a road race - is not looked on too kindly. Of course, the dog's owner is to blame, and regrettably, I doubt if we'll ever find out what happened in this case. But I think you can rest fairly well assured that since the accident occurred in a civilised country (not like Africa, for example!) where people largely tend to care for their animals, the dog will have been properly looked after after the incident.
2007-07-22 16:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by Homeboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, the only culprit of this is the dog owner. I'm sorry for the dog and the cyclist. Ciclist at the tour, they don't ride at a slow pace watching the scenery, but they can go really fast, and there is no way he could have stopped or bunny hopped the dog!
Of course in the video is in slow motion, but I bet in real life there wasn't anything he could have done to avoid it. I really don't think he had room to move.
2007-07-22 14:12:07 · answer #3 · answered by Roberto 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you ride a bike? If so, do you race?
If the rider was going a (reasonable) 25mph (36.6 feet per second) and he saw the dog 100 feet away (not likely), he would have had just 2.7 seconds to respond.
That means he would have to see the animal, look around to make sure he wouldn't cause an accident, find a route, and go for it... in under 3 seconds.
Think. It was the owners fault and your shortsightedness that even brought this question to Y!A.
2007-07-22 14:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by bikeworks 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I heard on ESPN the dog was fine. At the speeds these guys ride and with the other riders around him, Burghardt couldn't have avoided the dog without causing other riders to crash.
Most of the footage I've seen was in slow motion, but at real speed, there was no time to react. Whoever owned the dog should have had him on a leash. (Don't get mad, dog lovers, I have 2 dogs myself!)
2007-07-22 17:43:36 · answer #5 · answered by crazydave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor Dog.....? Get real. I'm a dog lover and a avid cyclist. But I carry a 32semi auto for dogs that try making a run at me when I'm out in the sticks.
2007-07-22 23:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by D'Artagnan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋