That crash at the Tour of Flanders

[caleb]

In the Tour of Flanders, with about 30km to go, a rider hit a curb dead-on, his fork broke, and he landed in a heap on the road.

What happened to him?

[Big Daddy]

In the Tour of Flanders, with about 30km to go, a rider hit a curb dead-on, his fork broke, and he landed in a heap on the road.

What happened to him?

got cyclingnews.com?

[caleb]

I'm not finding it - do you have a link?

[petitelilpettit]

Fractured his right radius.

Pettit

[caleb]

Ouch.

[petitelilpettit]

Amazingly, that was the only bodily damage. After seeing that, I was expecting the breakage to be much greater.

Pettit

[jimcav]

i am amazed that is all he broke--he hit hard.
jim

[coylifut]

he rolled like a judo master. I looked like he was sprinting with his head down to get back onto the group he was chasing. the guy just in front flicked around it the curb sticking out and he went straight into it. that was ugly, hope he comes back soon.

[rwsaunders]

I'm not finding it - do you have a link?

+1. I can't find a link. Thanks

[Big Daddy]

+1. I can't find a link. Thanks

because you said thanks...

Flanders injury report

As expected, the Ronde van Vlaanderen and its foul weather proved to be dangerous to the health and well-being of a number of racers. The slick cobblestones weren't the only danger on the 264-kilometre course. Saunier Duval-Scott rider Ángel "Litu" Gómez was one of the worst off, suffering a horrific crash with 60 kilometres to go. The Spaniard hit a traffic island and crashed dramatically. He was taken to a hospital in Oudenaarde, where X-rays showed he had fractured his right radius. He was expected to undergo surgery to repair the fracture Sunday night.

Gómez' team-mate, Frenchman Denis Flahaut was also present at the hospital, but was lucky to find he had not broken his elbow as was suspected. Also on the wounded list were Frenchman Sebastien Hinault (Credit Agricole), who received stitches in the face, Russian Vladimir Gusev (Astana) and the Italian Enrico Franzoi (Lampre).

[rwsaunders]

because you said thanks...

One of my favorite cartoons...

[stevep]

was a hard crash to watch..
see the snapped off fork blades still attached to the front wheel?
owww.

[shinomaster]

was a hard crash to watch..
see the snapped off fork blades still attached to the front wheel?
owww.


yeah that was cool

[M.Sommers]

yeah that was cool

How are his hip flexors, do we know?

[learlove]

I turned turned on the tv right as they were showing the crash. looked bad. glad to hear he not hurt too bad. didn't see the bike but cought the wheel bouncing down the road. it looked like pac man.