Tour Down Under 2008 – Italians learned “headbutt” from the French

January 25, 2008 in Interesting, Jokes, Video
Tags: 2008, crash, cycling, hayman, headbutt, Materazzi, matthew, Phil Liggett, sport, stage 4, strathalbyn, Tour Down Under, Worldcup 2006, Zidane

About 2 years ago, one of the most shocking news in the world of sports was during the Soccer World Cup 2006 final match between France and Italy. French captain Zidane headbutts Italian defender Materazzi in extra time and eventually France lose 5-3 in the following penalty shootout.

Tour Down Under 2008 – Hayman surgery successful

January 25, 2008 in News Report, Video
Tags: Collar bone, crash, Elia Rigotto, head butt, Mathew Hayman, stage 4, strathalbyn, Surgery, Tour Down Under

Source: TDU Website

Tour Down Under Race Doctor Peter Barnes has advised that Rabobank rider Mathew Hayman, who crashed today in the final 300 metres of the sprint into Strathalbyn at the end of Stage 4, has undergone successful surgery to repair his fractured left collar bone.

Tour Down Under 2008 – Stage 4 – Video highlights

January 25, 2008 in Video
Tags: 2008, crash, cycling, hayman, headbutt, matthew, Phil Liggett, sport, stage 4, strathalbyn, Tour Down Under

Highlights by ABC News:

This video has footage from the controversial crash at the end of the race that led to the disqualification of Elia Rigotto after he headbutted Matthew Hayman. It also includes comment from Phil Liggett, overall leader Mark Renshaw, and stage winner Andre Greipel.