Video: Gee Atherton Crash From MSA

Aug 12, 2013
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122 Comments
  • 156 6
 POV Gee Atherton taking a shit
  • 68 2
 maybe not wrong there! in a skate park I once hit the floor Hard.. from about 10ft .
my bowels released....
didnt sh*t my pants but, i did have to use my socks to wipe my ass
nuff said
it was'nt pretty Frown
  • 19 76
flag TheFireSermon (Aug 12, 2013 at 12:51) (Below Threshold)
 Stevie Smith & Devinci Global Racing Flat Pedals Win Medals!
  • 11 0
 Full on nutterbutters.
  • 60 2
 he smashed his balls! he was checking for splitage, poppaged, mushage etc
  • 6 38
flag yuval143 (Aug 12, 2013 at 13:13) (Below Threshold)
 BOOBS!
  • 9 8
 definitely looked like he was taking a dump hahaha, sucks though, that sounded like he was in a ton of pain
  • 24 1
 @TheFireSermon, Smith clips in!
  • 23 0
 Always check for falcons PRIOR to exposing the junk. Because if you wait to check after, it's already too late.
  • 3 0
 I was NOT expecting that crash haha
  • 13 0
 Quick scoop his kids off the rock so they can keep the legend alive!!
  • 5 0
 Hey Nojzilla: Respect!
  • 6 1
 Stevie actually rides clipped in now, so clipless pedals win medals
  • 2 0
 short cut attempt: not successful.

looked like it hurt reall bad
  • 3 0
 Falcons?
  • 10 0
 "Check yourself after you wreck yourself."
  • 4 0
 more like need to check the gun Wink
  • 5 1
 Thank goodness the cameras angle didn't show us Gee's dangle. Few!
  • 3 12
flag mlr428 (Aug 13, 2013 at 5:17) (Below Threshold)
 Couldn't happen to a nicer guy
  • 6 1
 Gee definitely has... or had.... Balls.
  • 1 3
 It wasnt a crash. He was trying to falcon punch the bush
  • 1 4
 I was pretty confused about why he pulled his pants down. Was he doing a poo, having a fap, checking his upper legs for cuts or just trying to air out his arse?
  • 1 0
 Wow, that was a scary fast crash into the trees.
  • 3 1
 "damn that was a scary crash".... Fap fap Fap fapfapFAP
  • 1 1
 Mans go to do what a mans got to do to blow off steam downhill addict
  • 54 0
 Checking his jewels was a priorityyy.... gnarrrrrrr crash
  • 25 0
 That was yesterday's practice run before the Juniors raced. That section of the track where he crashed is very fast with a huge rut that pro-pulses the racers into that small wood section. In person, it's mind boggling the speed they enter that section. Coming out of that rut something caused his frontend to turn because he certainly did not wash it. He went down very very hard and gasping for breath after hitting his testicles so hard. Nice to see he recovered from it and raced a couple hours later. Gee has 9 lives or an army of angels over his shoulder. Btw, at 27sec's in, the guy in the red shirt with the camera on the rock to the right is me.
  • 26 0
 did anyone notice the sign "balls for rent" during the live webcast? was pretty much at the beginning and was even mentioned by rob and cunny Smile

now it makes sense^^
  • 26 0
 the old meat and two veg check is always priority
  • 18 0
 I wish there was a comfortable cup for biking... Hitting my balls is my biggest fear
  • 4 0
 right to the fetal position. Total ball shot I feel his pain.
  • 4 0
 Once took my stem/steerer painfully close to the balls before now, headset spacer (one of these) hit me with so much pressure on the flanged part of the spacer in the groin that it actually gashed about 2 inches of skin without damaging any of the clothes, could hardly walk for about 2 days after that D:
  • 4 0
 Good point. I'm surprised with all the other protective equipment being developed they haven't thought of a way to both pad or relieve pressure from the nerve but also cub the jewels for situations like these. My first time at a downhill park I had a nice 45 minute break after landing on the back of my seat post after a jump.
  • 6 0
 I used to ride wearing some MMA cup, but it's a bit unconfortable... I started using them after hitting my nuts on a tree, and taking 10 stitches on the sack... Worst situation ever...! Someone should invent some kind of protection for this area... I think every guy would use it!
  • 3 0
 I'm always riding with the Fox Launch padded shorts, they are quiet comfortable and they help a little bit. But I don't think they would have helped at that speed
  • 8 0
 Comfortable cup for biking? How about a comfortable cup for anything. I've never come across one I'd even consider reasonsably comfortable.
  • 5 1
 Was riding with a guy once -- his front tire hung up on a square edge rock strike and he sacked himself on the top tube and ruptured his urethrea. Even bleeding from his junk like he was menstruating, he smashed the trail and had a couple beers at the bottom.
  • 21 6
 Even with a crash like that.... He is STILL whooping the worlds ass! I'm guessing this is a practice run by the look of the start?
  • 10 0
 well the real question now is... are they all there? Wink
  • 2 0
 Haha. I know dude he was having a good feel about wasn't he haha. Good crash tho! It's amazing how the GoPro stays in place! I love how he grabs the 2 trees while being catapulted out of there backwards lol.
  • 17 4
 Gee got balls, you know it, but he almost lost them yesterday.
The Accident happened around 11:00 am during last practice, the race started 4 hours later.

I am the dude that at 0:58 screams GEE! as he passes by.
I saw him down at the turn, and ran down to see if he needed help. Gee was crouching in agony, as you might think when your balls get hit with such Fury (pun intended)
The bike seat was broken, and after Gee got a little better he says "I broke off the seat with my balls" at which I replied " You must have big balls". I gave him a sip of my bottled water, and off he went down to the track. I guess he took a good rest before the race.

Stocked to see Gee in the hot seat till the last second. The changing weather orchestrated a beautiful duel between the two top DH riders of the moment, who are first and second. At the split, Smith was only a tenth of a second behind, when he appeared at the last 2 jumps Stevie was charging in the air like a falcon attacking his prey, almost like he wanted to end his race over Gee's head who was waiting on the seat down below.
He did just that.
As Smith crossed the finished line, and the board showed his time, the crowd exploded with screams of joy, releasing the tension for expecting only that from the Flying Canadian, for all that everybody wished for but looked out of reach. What Stevie did in the last half part of the race was incredible, and he deserved to be carried in triumph over the shoulders of so many exulting Canadians. Stevie Smith has the mustache of the flying aces of another time. For sure yesterday he earned his wings, in the day when Gee almost lost his balls.

What a Race!
  • 1 3
 Perhaps its yer fault ! hahaha
  • 2 0
 Im super stocked for STEViE ! and HiLL on the podium !
  • 1 0
 I was wondering why gee stopped at berms where Brendog crashed when his tire blew off the rim. Gee's seat was busted and looked like he was in pain grabbing his balls.
  • 10 1
 Nasty lookin' smash.. then the very thorough crown jewels inspection.. then rocks race day to second place, only 0.9s down on Smith!!
  • 23 8
 Only 0.9 seconds down because Stevie rode on a wet track and Gee rode on a dry Wink :p
  • 9 1
 Yeah yeah lol.. was waitin' on that!!
  • 3 1
 haha
  • 23 7
 Stevie rode on a tacky grippy track, Gee on a loose dusty one.... lets play internet bollox talking.
( positive propped you though Smile )
  • 3 1
 ^^ what betsie said :-)
  • 22 2
 who knew rock faces get tacky and grippy in the rain Wink
  • 9 2
 Based on the others in the top 5 times, I don't think the track was better in the wet betsie Wink Gee would have been much slower if he qualified higher, his crash in quali was a blessing in disguise for him.
  • 2 0
 A kick in the stones for 2nd place.... Gee has had his share of luck this year for sure. The last 2 rounds will be interesting.
  • 2 1
 How is the WC right now? I can`t find a place to see the points.
  • 5 0
 As Gee is holding his balls in his hands you know he's thinking...."Yep, they're still there...I'm numb as shit and my stomach is in my throat, but yep, they're still there...PHEW!!"
  • 3 0
 you know it's coming sometime and when it does you're like "holy shit!" and at the same time "how f-ing lucky to have gone exactly between those two saplings". holy living mother of F is he gifted. that was either a perfect bail or divine intervention.dayuuummm
  • 4 0
 at 2.26 this is how i felt on sunday morning coming down from minch moor innerleithen at 8.15 am . not as fast but it shook me up just the same .
  • 5 0
 When I hit my balls hard I am always afraid to look at it...it feels so fcking bad
  • 4 0
 40mph to 0mph in what seems about a bike's length and ON YOUR NUTS..... he's lucky he's not competing against Rach at Hafjell.
  • 3 0
 Oh man i did the same thing a year ago, crushed my right nut into my stem at high speed, not that fast mind Big Grin it felt like it had just exploded :S LOL
  • 5 0
 Gee checking the torque rating on his nuts...
  • 4 0
 Making sure the airline hadn't lost the luggage.
  • 4 0
 Just glad the camera angle didn't show us the whole lot....... His massive balls would just fill up the screen!
  • 1 1
 Haha,good one
  • 1 0
 it's nice to hear they are human and he makes the same wimpering noises I do. I can't believe they get back up and ride on it is incredible, MSA is now their jinx track for sure. Hope Gee and Rach get better quickly and smash the worlds. Very scary crash
  • 1 0
 I remember arriving at my local track to be greatest by two ambulances and a doctors car in the car park, I found then a 17 year old lad had ripped his dick and balls clean off on a tree stump they where sawing it back to his hip for a blood supply ;( ouch I did not ride that day once I seem the blood at the crash site.
  • 5 0
 holy shit....
  • 2 0
 This is the biggest problem with GoPro. That track didn't look that hard from that angle, but you know it's a WC course so it's crazy
  • 1 0
 My mate hit his balls on the stem so hard that he now has one egg and one omelette. This was 20 years ago. Last week we did a complete lap at air voltage. Balls are mental not phisical
  • 1 0
 My mate hit his balls on the stem so hard that he now has one egg and one omelette. This was 20 years ago. Last week we did a complete lap at air voltage. Balls are mental not phisical
  • 4 0
 Bust-a-nut
  • 2 0
 haha apparently Gee has a different definition of that.
  • 2 0
 My brother walked in as his pants were down and was moaning and thought I was watching gee atherton shitting
  • 1 0
 realised he looks a dick with the go-pro box on his head so try to hide in the trees.he'll be walking like he rides a horse now instead of a bike o.O
  • 3 0
 Massive spuds?...... Check!
  • 2 0
 Those are the first things I check after bailing into a bunch of trees and rocks at mach 5.
  • 3 0
 Join me Luke and together we can nutt ourselves...
  • 3 0
 redefines the meaning balls of steel
  • 3 0
 Think I felt that as much as gee...........ooooooh!
  • 3 0
 He's not supposed to drop the Browns off till he gets to the Superbowl!!
  • 2 0
 I couldn't really tell from the video, but did the front wash out from under him or did he get sucked into that rut?
  • 1 0
 There's a big rut in this part of the track and it probably took him off line
  • 2 0
 He's got some balls... steel ones? Razz
  • 2 0
 Great result after that nasty high speed crash , Gee man is superhuman
  • 3 1
 oh god i was not expecting that kind crash the hole time.
  • 4 3
 Dude is a straight BALLER, no pun intended!!! Gee never shits the bed, ever, always at the top, true Champion!!!!
  • 3 0
 TOUGH Man!!!!
  • 1 0
 Wow, ive had to check if m balls werent pancakes, but he foreal was lookin to see if they were evn there.
  • 2 0
 If you’re in control, you aren’t going fast enough /Gee Atherton/
  • 1 0
 Heard joe rogan mention these other day. (I'm not affiliated)
www.diamondmma.com
Compression shorts w/cup.
  • 1 0
 Getting your balls are intact like a pro!!!! Took that crash like a dam trooper props to you gee
  • 1 0
 His Bollox are massive!! It was only a matter of time!! Poor guy. Tough as Nails us Brits though.
  • 2 0
 Nut shot
  • 2 1
 :O f*ck!! Was that a 40mph nut shot!
  • 2 1
 You gotta protect the McNuggets!
  • 1 0
 DAAAAAAMN!!!! He was nuking when he crashed.
  • 1 0
 And thats what happens when u hold on abig wind knock
  • 2 0
 Geesus!!
  • 1 0
 He was taking a stocktake.
  • 1 0
 You know what it takes to win races? It takes brass balls!
  • 4 2
 can he still have kids?
  • 1 0
 Balls are there Gee Wink We all know this Big Grin
  • 3 1
 The real man of steel
  • 2 0
 His nuts are Titainium
  • 1 0
 There is a pic of his legs on his twitter page
  • 2 1
 HOWS MY NUTS!!!???
  • 1 0
 HAHAHHA
  • 3 2
 OMG!
  • 2 1
 Balls out!
  • 1 0
 Ooouuch!!
  • 2 5
 Why was his hand down his pants?
  • 3 0
 check if he was bleeding on the family jewels dude
  • 8 0
 Because his seat hit his testicles so hard it broke. Not even joking. Everyone keeps having a laugh at him without knowing the context of the actual wreck. What happened was fucking crazy. And the fact he raced very shortly after that, as in the same day, is amazing.
  • 5 8
 Owwwww
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