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When cyclists fly

Luxembourg’s Franck Schleck was one of the lead riders in the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland when he lost control going 60 km/h, jumped a guard rail, and flew off a cliff: 

Not only did he survive. He got back on his bike and finished just three minutes behind the leader. 

 

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