Tony Martin hit by a car on a training ride

[thechriswebb]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tony...ining-accident

I think somebody has placed a hit on Quick Step's GC ambitions. This is ridiculous.

[spade2you]

Yeah, he has been having a pretty bad season so far. Yikes.

[thechriswebb]

I suspect hit men driving around Europe, hired by the other teams bitter from QS's classics domination. . take out Leipheimer and Martin and ensure that QS's good season ends before all of the big stage races.


This sucks. I hope he heals quickly.

[atpjunkie]

too bad, I really like Tony. He TTs like a demon but what I really love is when he is assigned to either pulling something back or winding up the peloton

[Rokh On]

I suspect hit men driving around Europe, hired by the other teams bitter from QS's classics domination. . take out Leipheimer and Martin and ensure that QS's good season ends before all of the big stage races.
This sucks. I hope he heals quickly.

So you think maybe some were concerned enough that Leipheimer wasn't doing a good enough job taking himself out that "hit men" were hired to speed up the process?

[albert owen]

What a shame. Martin is a Monster - one of my absolute favourite riders.

[thechriswebb]

Looks like he was injured pretty badly:

More Details Emerge From Tony Martin's Accident | Cyclingnews.com

and Velonews says his shoulderblade and upper arm are broken too.

[RRRoubaix]

I read several accounts- nothing on what happened (if anything) to the person who hit Martin.
Quick-Step FINALLY has a team worthy of contending GC's and two of it's new 4 hot-shots get hit? WTF??
The Velits brothers better keep a sharp eye out.