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Tour De France

Tour de France

He suffered injury
A serious affair
Out of first
And into intensive care

They sliced and they sewed
He was Hercules so he rose
Above the blood and guts
He survived surgeries woes

He was a gladiator and fighter
He was built of stuff that made him mightier
Than any evil cyclist could ever toss his way
His wheels were faster, he’s here to stay

So now he’s up and back in the race
On his wheels you shall see his human grace
As he steps up to the podium
And rightfully assumes his first place

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/8/2017 7:25:00 PM wonderful tribute to him, arthur, and I got your warning email. will try not to inadvertently click on ads!! Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 6/1/2017 2:14:00 PM Gosh I'd not heard the story Arthur - thankfully he's ok and will be out there fighting for TDF glory later in the year!:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply

Anne-Marie Coreggia Date: 6/1/2017 11:09:00 AM A great write Arthur. It's too bad he was training on a back road at the time and there was no CCTV footage, but you're right, Froome is a fighter and will probably make it to first place like he has 3 times in the past I believe:) Amitiés Login to Reply

Darren White Date: 6/1/2017 1:17:00 AM I am glad he survived and is back again :) Login to Reply

White Wolf Date: 5/31/2017 10:33:00 PM A true champion! Well done, Arthur! Login to Reply

Tim Smith Date: 5/31/2017 8:10:00 PM His grace is more important than winning a race. Nice poem Arthur Login to Reply

Chris Green Date: 5/31/2017 8:09:00 PM I hadn't heard about this but I have now, really nicely done Arthur. Sometimes you have wonder what gets into people, why do something like this but if he rose from adversity to compete again, then he won no matter what. Login to Reply