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A few home truths about the Tour de France: When you've got 180 cyclists peddaling en-masse, across flighty terrain and along tricky curves, it's a fair assumption you're going to get a fair amount of crashes and pile-ups.
As one of the most gruelling races in the world (it's set across 2,000+ miles), it's not just very knackered bodies that its competitors put at risk - its scraped knee caps, chipped teeth and fractured bones. Add in some occasional nutbag spectators and you've got a right belly-load of excitement. Just check out the below for the teary-eyed proof!
BIG PUNCH-UP (forward to 50secs for the mid-race slugfest!)
POLICEMAN GETS HIT IN 1994 - BROKEN BONES GALORE. OUCH!
JUST A COMPILATION OF FACE-CRUNCHING CRASHES - OUCH!
DOG TRIPS UP RIDER (don't worry the little scamp seemed okay!)
HORSE CRASH (YES, IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE...EH?)
FINISH LINE PILE-UP OF 2007
BORAT ENTERS THE RACE!
SEXY TOUR DE FRANCE BABES - NOT RACING, JUST LOOKING HOT!
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