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| Twitter 'knocked off bike' cyclist 'lucky to be alive' | |
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| A cyclist says he is lucky to be alive after he was hit by a car whose driver is later believed to have tweeted about the crash. | A cyclist says he is lucky to be alive after he was hit by a car whose driver is later believed to have tweeted about the crash. |
| Toby Hockley was on the 100-mile Boudicca Sportive ride in Norfolk on Sunday when he was struck by a car and flung into a hedge, he said. | Toby Hockley was on the 100-mile Boudicca Sportive ride in Norfolk on Sunday when he was struck by a car and flung into a hedge, he said. |
| The incident is being linked to a comment on Twitter by a Norwich woman. | The incident is being linked to a comment on Twitter by a Norwich woman. |
| It read: "Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier. I have right of way - he doesn't even pay road tax!" | It read: "Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier. I have right of way - he doesn't even pay road tax!" |
| The tweet included the hashtag "#Bloodycyclists". | The tweet included the hashtag "#Bloodycyclists". |
| The message has been forwarded to Norfolk Police, who are investigating. | The message has been forwarded to Norfolk Police, who are investigating. |
| 'Hit me hard' | 'Hit me hard' |
| Mr Hockley, 29, of Norwich, was riding with Iceni Velo cycling club on a narrow country lane, about five miles away from the end of the route at Snetterton. | Mr Hockley, 29, of Norwich, was riding with Iceni Velo cycling club on a narrow country lane, about five miles away from the end of the route at Snetterton. |
| "A car came tearing round the blind corner and narrowly missed a cyclist in front of me," he said. | "A car came tearing round the blind corner and narrowly missed a cyclist in front of me," he said. |
| "She came on to my side of the road, I took the wing mirror off and I went flying off my bike into a hedge. | "She came on to my side of the road, I took the wing mirror off and I went flying off my bike into a hedge. |
| "She hit me hard, really hard. I am lucky to be alive. | "She hit me hard, really hard. I am lucky to be alive. |
| "But I managed to get out of the hedge and stand up. | "But I managed to get out of the hedge and stand up. |
| "The car was nowhere to be seen. She hit me, and she was gone. | "The car was nowhere to be seen. She hit me, and she was gone. |
| "All I know is that it was a blonde girl driving." | "All I know is that it was a blonde girl driving." |
| 'Second-class citizens' | |
| The freelance chef said he felt battered and bruised but was able to finish the course after a few roadside fixes to his bike. | The freelance chef said he felt battered and bruised but was able to finish the course after a few roadside fixes to his bike. |
| "I burst out laughing, I couldn't believe how lucky I was and that I was still in one piece," he said. | "I burst out laughing, I couldn't believe how lucky I was and that I was still in one piece," he said. |
| "I had a hug with my co-rider at the side of the road and was just full of adrenaline. | "I had a hug with my co-rider at the side of the road and was just full of adrenaline. |
| "But when I finished, the aches and pains set in and I had a bit of sulk in the cafe and had an ice-cream." | "But when I finished, the aches and pains set in and I had a bit of sulk in the cafe and had an ice-cream." |
| Mr Hockley said he was planning to keep the incident to himself so as not to worry his girlfriend, but changed his mind after reading Twitter. | Mr Hockley said he was planning to keep the incident to himself so as not to worry his girlfriend, but changed his mind after reading Twitter. |
| "I think she came across as a very silly girl and made herself look like a bit of a fool," he said. | "I think she came across as a very silly girl and made herself look like a bit of a fool," he said. |
| "I'm not angry, I would just like it known that her stupid comment that I don't pay road tax is not an excuse to treat cyclists like second-class citizens." | |
| The woman's Twitter account has been removed. | The woman's Twitter account has been removed. |
| Norfolk Police said it was investigating and had spoken to both parties. | Norfolk Police said it was investigating and had spoken to both parties. |