Giro d'Italia/Tour of Italy 2009 Denis Menchov winner despite bad fall

[boysat17]

good vid, menchov close to losing it!

[ADODENHAAG19]

Super Menchov,

They said you havent got a good team but je certainly have, !

FORZA MENCHOV, we see you in the tour!

Greetz out The Netherlands!

[JJAMV]

Hello Ado, als het over fietsen gaat is Nederland, het oranje team, er altijd bij.

Good luck to the RaBoTeam.Kijk maar naar mijn Giro d'Italia 19^ tappa Castellammare di Stabia...voor Holland support. groetjes JJAMV

[pavlov0032]

it looks like the OIL was PURPOSELY SPILLED ON THE ROAD as his rear wheel just slid

[JJAMV]

unlikely, as no one else after him suffered the same fate apart from all the security surrounding the course. cycling with highly inflated tires over wet cobble stones is like riding over a greased surface. it happened to me on a bike once.

[champs794]

There are many reasons to debunk the oil theory, but the fact that nobody else slipped there isn't one of them. The race leader is the last to ride the time trial, so of course no one else suffered the same fate.

[JJAMV]

good point, however there are many others who follow on bikes and cars which theoretically might have slipped or skidded likewise.

[champs794]

Nobody else is trailing Menchov on 7kg bikes with 20mm slicks ;)

[JJAMV]

Google : "What made Menchov fall off?

for the assumptions.

[mile1961]

Thank you for posting this video!

Rabo mechanics are great, they know their job very well!

FORZA MENCHOV!!

[JJAMV]

ciao Mile, happy you enjoyed the quick bike changeover. Quick thinking by the Orange RaBoBank support team. rgds JJAMV

[derkov]

Bravo Denis! The best (iron) Russian cyclist today. We waiting you to the Tour de France. The Armstrong's (doping manipulation)epoch must be finished!

[JJAMV]

d(ea)r. Martha, glad to hear you enjoyed watching a short highlight. As a Dutchman I was brought up on the bike. easy, flat land, no gears needed. Thank you for the ratings. saluti di Napoli

[drmarthacastro]

Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this great video with us! You rock, for uploading it so fast. You made a cycling fanatic [me] very happy today. Thanks again!