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The Agony of Defeat

Feb 16th, 2008 | By | Category: General

I know you’re tired of excuses, but . . .

I planned to do a show this afternoon as a prelude to the Amgen Tour of California. The plan was to ski a few hours, then come home and do a FredCast/Daily Tour episode.

The ski slopes had something else in store for me. I crashed on the first run of the day, turning my face into hamburger (think Robert Deniro as Jake LeMotta in Raging Bull) and fracturing my thumb. Most likely, I will require surgery.

Luckily for you, I was wearing my GoPro Helmet Hero (and luckily for me, I was wearing a helmet) so that you can enjoy The Agony of Defeat:

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  1. Ouch… You know I thought my podcast feed reader wasn’t working or something. Seeing as tomorrow is the Tour of California, I was sure you’d be -casting and episode.

    Sure enough, it wasn’t my reader that is broken, but rather your thumb. I’m sure that camera will be working nicely on your tour. It’s a bit bouncy on this video, but on your bike, i think it’ll be stable enough to really enjoy.

    Sorry your first video to share turned out to be a wreck. Wish you the speediest recovery!

  2. Wow – sorry to see that your ski day turned to agony so quickly.

    I hope your recovery goes smoothly!

  3. Wow, those GoPro cams really are clear, aren’t they? Ouch!

    Good luck with the recovery

  4. OUCH!!! Poor you! Hope you recover well with no scars.

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