Errant Helicopter Causes Real Dumb Bike Crash

Wayward helicopters are probably very low on the list of things professional cyclists have to worry about, right down there with crashing in the finishing chute. However, a scatterbrained helicopter pilot managed to combine both at the Vuelta a España yesterday.

Said pilot must have forgotten that his blades cause a strong wind, which pushed an unsecured barrier into the exhausted peloton and brought a few riders down. AG2R’s Julien Duval, who is last overall, had to get two stitches, because, once again, a helicopter messed everything up.

Whoops!