In a moment of tension that caused quite a controversy, a cyclist from Britain collided with a neutral car during the final of the road event at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 last Sunday, August 4.
The American cyclist Kristen Faulkner he won the gold medal in just four hours, in a trial that was less fortunate for the British Anna Hendersonwhose race was derailed after crashing into a car on the final leg of the route through the streets of the French capital.
Photos of the incident, shared on social networks, show the cyclist crashing into a neutral blue car while turning right in the Montmartre neighborhood, in the center of Paris.
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The steering wheel on the right of the car, which no doubt does not see the cyclist coming, causes an unwanted effect for all involved. The vehicle, in fact, changed its course just to help the Polish Marta Lachwho finished tenth in the exam.
The video generated some debate on social media, with responsibility for the incident split between Henderson and the driver of the neutral service car.
While many fans criticized the driver with colors of Shimano Because of his lack of attention, the former Colombian cyclist Victor Hugo Penato run for Lance Armstrong in the US Postal for four years in the early 2000s, cyclists advancing in the race convoy were noted “They will never catch up on the right side”.
This is the second time this year that a neutral car has been talked about for its performances during an elite race. In August, Christine Majerus He criticized one of his cars for not offering him help in the middle of a World Cup road test.
In recent times, incidents between cyclists and racing cars in elite UCI events have become more frequent, a situation that has drawn criticism from fans and the protagonists themselves in prestigious races such as Le Tour and La Vuelta , among many others.
Despite the heavy blow, Henderson left Paris with Olympic silver earned in the road time trial in 27th.
Source: La Verdad
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