Dog meets bicyle in Tour de France

JULY 17, 2007

Marcus Burghardt of the T-Mobile team plowed into a dog that walked into the roadway during the Tour de France, Tuesday. The front wheel of his bike buckled and he was thrown to the ground. Neither Burghardt nor the dog appeared hurt.

Watch the video from European television.

Posted by Times Editor at 2:10:36 pm on July 17, 2007 in

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