Talk:Fabio Casartelli

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I've removed the too-neutral lines about helmet use. Helmets are designed to absorb much but not all of the energy of a 20 km/h impact. At 55 mph (almost 90 km/h) the energy involved is nearly 20 times as great as at 20 km/h (energy rises with the square of speed). Helmets are not magic and are just irrelevant to direct impacts at this speed. BrendanH 16:01, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Lance Armstrong stage win

Would it be relevant to add information on the stage win that Lance Armstrong achieved a few days after Casartelli's passing? His dedication of the win (and especially his body language approaching the finish of the stage) sticks in my mind as one of the greatest tour moments I have ever seen. The fact that it was a competitive win and that Armstrong was clearly spurred on by the memory of his colleague adds to the tribute performed that day. --The globetrotter 01:01, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unreferenced claim

This one really irks me:

an impact at nearly 100 km/h (60 mph) has more than twenty times the energy a typical helmet is designed to absorb

for two reasons:

1. It implies (albeit without spelling out) that Casartelli's speed at the time of the crash was "nearly 100 km/h", which is not true. (Please, prove me wrong and find a reference.)
2. "Twenty times the energy"? Pure WP:OR. GregorB 12:59, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bicycle Helmet

It's somewhat unclear from the article if he was wearing any helmet at all, or if he was wearing an old, not modern bicycle helmet. 24.18.134.90 07:21, 1 August 2007 (UTC)