Broken Arm Forces Team Skil-Shimano Rooijakkers Out Of Tour
Dutch cyclist Piet Rooijakkers withdrew from the 2009 Tour de France on Wednesday and missed the day’s fifth stage to Perpignan after a seven-hour operation to repair a broken forearm.
The 28-year-old Skil-Shimano rider was the victim of a heavy fall during Tuesday’s team time trial around Montpellier which left him with a badly fractured arm and a head injury. He underwent surgery on Tuesday night.
Earlier in the Tour, Rooijakkers was involved in an altercation with green-jersey holder Mark Cavendish on Sunday’s second stage when the Dutchman accidentally struck the British sprint star.
The Dutchman became the second rider forced to leave this year’s race after Belgium’s Quick Step rider Jurgen van de Walle suffered a broken collarbone on the second stage and withdrew on Monday.
Piet Rooijakkers Crashes During The TTT And Breaks His Arm
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