http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Britain's female cyclist crashes en Mon, 18 May 2026 11:41:41 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14992#post-191226 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:44:40 +0000 fimm 191226@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/33170616">From the BBC:</a></p> <p>"<em>Armitstead celebrated by raising her arms as she crossed the line, before putting her hands back on her bike... then collided with a group of photographers and race director Mick Bennett... There is no suggestion the photographers were in the wrong position.</em>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14992#post-191225 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:40:29 +0000 PS 191225@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nasty crash. I would never want to be standing near the photographers just over a finish line where a sprint was expected.</p> <p><em>Looks like she lost control trying to ride no hands<br /> </em></p> <p>She's ridden no hands while celebrating victory plenty of times, so I'm not sure it gives Lizzie her due to say she was "trying to ride no hands". That would be like saying last time I came down I crashed while trying to ride my bike... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14992#post-191219 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:11:34 +0000 Edinburgh Cycle Training 191219@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does this mean we don't have any more female cyclists?</p> <p><a href="http://www.itv.com/news/2015-06-17/lizzie-armitstead-rushed-to-hospital-following-crash-moments-after-she-won-first-stage-of-womens-tour/" rel="nofollow">http://www.itv.com/news/2015-06-17/lizzie-armitstead-rushed-to-hospital-following-crash-moments-after-she-won-first-stage-of-womens-tour/</a></p> <p>Looks like she lost control trying to ride no hands </p>