PARIS, April 1, 2013 - Tom Boonen will be unable to defend his Paris-Roubaix crown as he has yet to recover fully from a bad fall during the Tour of Flanders, his Omega Pharma team confirmed late Sunday. "It's tough to have to pull out of a big race like this, but I just cannot cycle," the 32-year Belgian champion said. "The pain is very strong and it is unlikely to get better in the … [Read more...]
Crash Test Dummies Bicycle Blog
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Why do I cycle? (Marathon crash race) By Bryan Arita (Crash Test Dummies Blog) Five crashes and three totaled bikes in just the first year of starting my cycling career. That is not what you would call a great way to start a sport in which you find yourself wanting to accomplish so many things. And yet after being hit by a car in February, I find myself injured once again questioning the … [Read more...]
Timmy Duggan’s On The Road Back
February 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The American national road race champion, Timmy experienced a violent crash during third stage of his debut race for Team Saxo-Tinkoff in Tour Down Under. It's been a month since the crash and the American rider is slowly getting back on track: You must have been thinking about your crash a lot. What happened exactly? “We were going at 80 kilometers an hour through a roundabout and I … [Read more...]
Johnny Hoogerland In The Hospital After Collision With Car
February 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Feb 3, 2013 (AFP) - Dutch rider Johnny Hoogerland was injured when he was hit by a car on Sunday while training for the Tour of the Mediterranean, his Vacansoleil-DCM team said. The 29-year-old was hit when the car turned into him on a slight downhill section of the road. "He was taken to the hospital of Villajoyosa where they diagnosed some rib fractures and some injuries … [Read more...]
Ballan Undergoes Surgery After Training Camp Crash
December 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Alessandro Ballan suffered a broken leg, a broken rib and an injured spleen Thursday when he crashed on the penultimate day of the BMC Racing Team's training camp in Spain. The injuries require at least two separate surgeries – the first of which was taking place Thursday night, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Max Testa said. Spleen Will Be Removed Ballan was descending the Coll de Rates climb … [Read more...]
Cavendish ‘OK’ After Training Crash
November 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Nov 19, 2012 - British cycling star Mark Cavendish has said he is "relatively ok" after colliding with a car while training in Italy. Cavendish, the 2011 world road race champion, who has a home in Tuscany, told his Twitter followers on Monday: "Went & hit the back of a car that slammed on today in training. Wasn't ideal. Apart from a bruised arm, I'm relatively ok. If … [Read more...]
Cancellara Has Operation After Flanders Crash
April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
GENEVA, April 2, 2012 (AFP) - Swiss champion Fabian Cancellara has had an operation on his broken right collarbone after his fall this weekend in the Tour of Flanders classic, the SportInformation agency said. The operation in Basel lasted 90 minutes and was without complications, the agency added. Cancellara suffered multiple fractures to his collarbone during Sunday's race, which … [Read more...]
Belgium’s Roelandts Has Neck Injury Scare
January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 18, 2012 (AFP) - Belgian cyclist Jurgen Roelandts was being kept in hospital on Wednesday following a crash at the Tour Down Under in which he broke a bone in his neck. Roelandts, of the Lotto team, was one of around 15 riders caught up in a dramatic spill around 800 metres from the finish line of the 149 km stage from Prospect to Clare, won by teammate Andre … [Read more...]
Chris Anker Sørensen Recovering From Race Crash
December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Last Tuesday, Saxo Bank-SunGard Dane Chris Anker Sørensen crashed on a decent during a criterium in Jerusalem and the first reports about his condition were not that positive. But a check-up at the local hospital revealed that the Danish climber wasn't struck by fractures but merely had a hematoma inside his muscle and a large cut on his shin that required several stitches. After a about a … [Read more...]
Chris Anker Sørensen Suffered No Fractures During Race
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Team Saxo Bank Dane, Chris Anker Sørensen crashed on the very first lap in a criterium in Jerusalem's old city where the Dane took a bad beating. The powerful climber was transported to a local hospital and luckily, he has suffered no fracture. The sympathetic Dane will be ready to get back in the saddle shortly. "It has been a fantastic night in Jerusalem where we felt great support from … [Read more...]