If you don’t already think that motorcycle riders are some of the toughest athletes in the world, then somewhere within the next four minutes and twenty-four seconds, you will. The video above, full of the biggest crashes from the 2014 MotoGP season, shows guys taking one massive hit after the next, and then in most cases, getting up and walking away. We’ve seen basketball players cramp up during the second quarter of a game and not do the same.
A lot of is owed, of course, to modern protective apparel, and a cool part of the video is the slow-motion shots where you can see a rider’s airbag suit inflate just before impact, and then continue to stay inflated through the slide.
Another entertaining thing to notice during the video (well, entertaining for everyone but him) is just how many times former LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl hits the deck (skip over to :41 and 1:08 for the best of his crashes). Bradl, who managed to remain healthy through the entire 2014 season before getting bumped to the NGM Forward Racing for the 2015 season, is either the luckiest rider in the MotoGP paddock, or the toughest.
The latter option would be saying something, because none of these guys are anything short of gladiators. Hit the play button to watch the full video, and see if you don't agree
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