These are some of my favorite tweets from select riders of the Tour de France. It was a blood bath out there and it was reflected in the rider’s messages.
Garmin-Sharp’s Tom Danielson was one of several on his team that hit the tarmac. Danielson had to abandon with both shoulders separated and road rash from head to toe. Just another day on the Tour…
[<a href=”http://storify.com/neilroad/tweets-from-riders-of-the-tour-de-france-stage-6″ target=”_blank”>View the story “Tweets from riders of the Tour de France: Stage 6” on Storify</a>]<br /> <h1>Tweets from riders of the Tour de France: Stage 6</h1> <h2></h2> <p>Storified by Neil Browne · Fri, Jul 06 2012 16:20:44</p> <div>Here is what happened to my bike. http://twitpic.com/a4oa8xtom danielson</div> <div>“@GregIenco: Terrible photo de Tom Danielson, déjà touché à l’épaule depuis trois jours… #TDF12 #Twittcyclos http://pic.twitter.com/EIrMZ5oy”tom danielson</div> <div>Our soigneur was just bringing back our laundry but couldn’t find my bag. Told him I had no laundry, absolutely all clothing ripped.Koen de Kort</div> <div>Update: stitches in thumb. Wrist and shoulder bad like @Greghenderson1 is. Thanks for the support guys!Will fight through it the next days.Andre Greipel</div> <div>The #tdf12 keeping French hospitals in business! I hope everyone who hit the deck today is ok. This race is nuts.Simon Gerrans</div> <div>I look the book of adjectives to search the right for Sagan. Crazy, incredible, superb. IBivanbasso </div> <div>Hard as nails to finish the stage! @RaboCycling: Two broken ribs and a perforated lung for @wynants82, unfortunately he’s out of the Tour.Mark Renshaw</div> <div>That was he scariest crash Ever and I wasnt even in it. 70kph+ just managed to stop in time on the grass.Dan Martin</div> <div>The race was playing Sweet Child of Mine before the start…most my breakaways have something to do with GnR.dzabriskie</div> <div>It looks like everybody wants to win the Tour. Nobody brakes.alejandro valverde </div> <div>Everyone wants and has to stay in the front in stage like these, with or without earpiece! Some more infos on the radio just make it safer!Manuel Quinziato</div> <div>RT @HansenAdam: These new helmets in todays cycling remind me of my childhood days….. http://pic.twitter.com/2oltoTkzLyne @podiuminsight</div>
A @Storify post with tweets from #TdF12 riders – @tomdanielson pics, @DanMartin86 avoided crash at 70k/hour & more http://t.co/YX4LA3bD