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| Mike Vandeman... |
 Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:53 am |
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So much for the alleged "health benefits" of mountain biking....
Mike
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5955043/Holiday-Briton-60-dies-after-300ft-fall-from-bike-track-in-French-Alps.html
Holiday Briton, 60, dies after 300ft fall from bike track in French
Alps
A sixty-year-old British man has fallen more than 300 feet to his
death while mountain biking in the French Alps on a camping holiday
with nine friends.
By Alexandra Williams in Chamonix
Published: 12:36PM BST 01 Aug 2009
The fall occured near Chamonix-Mt-Blanc, one of the world's most
popular mountaineering areas Photo: GETTY/AFP
The body of the man, from Brighton, was discovered on Friday afternoon
by police in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
He hired a bike on Friday morning and went for a ride alone along the
Balcon Nord track, a popular mountain biking and walking trail.
Hikers discovered his bike impaled on a tree just below the track and
alerted police.
A search by helicopter located the man’s body 330 feet below the
track.
A spokesman for the Mountain Police in Chamonix said: “We do not know
why the man fell. We are waiting for the results of a post mortem.
“The man hit several trees and fell a considerable distance – 100
metres. It is very steep in this section.
“We believe he was on his own. He was on holiday with friends but he
was the only one who went biking that day. There are no witnesses to
his fall.
“The Balcon Nord is a popular route and technically it is not too
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| Claudius Denk... |
| Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:18 am |
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How, exactly, is dead mountain-bikers an environmental issue? I mean,
how many of them could there be? |
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| Bill Sornson... |
| Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:04 pm |
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| Wayne... |
| Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:28 pm |
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"Claudius Denk" <claudiusdenk at (no spam) sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:a90a11a5-13e2-4cf8-a2ad-3cec503d199c at (no spam) x5g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
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How, exactly, is dead mountain-bikers an environmental issue? I mean,
how many of them could there be?
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My take on the subject is that it is an environmental issue before the
mountain biker goes dead.
I hike in an areas where mountain biking is not allowed. However, this year
I had my first "encounter" with a MB asshole. He was going downhill very
fast on a no-bike trail, and almost ran over the two of us hiking downhill.
While helping him get his bike back on the trail, I made a rather polite
observation that I didn't think mountain biking was allowed on the trail.
His answer was that it isn't allowed....but no harm done because he was only
him...not a group.
Most likely, the trail will very soon have environmental impact. |
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| Neil Brooks... |
| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:01 am |
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On Aug 2, 9:53 am, Mike Vandeman <mike.vande... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
You draw this conclusion based on a sample size of ONE?
No wonder you're so near and dear to Bill Sornson: birds of a
feather..... |
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