Stage 1 crash breaks hand-bone of Christian Vande Velde--but he'll continue tomorrow
Submitted by MoBikeFed Admin on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 4:33am
Just heard from a Garmin/Slipstream spokeswoman:
Christian Vande Velde, defending champion of the Tour of Missouri, fell and broke us second metacarpal (bone in the base of his hand) near the end of the Stage 1 of the Tour of Missouri today. X-ray revealed a hairline fracture.
But he'll be riding tomorrow. It's stable and it won't take a cast--but it will be very painful.
"Luck hasn't been on my side this year. I went down in a big crash within 500 meters. I crashed into the guys who went down first and then into a fire hydrant. It could have been a lot worse. Racing is going to be painful, but I'm the defending champion and continuing is important to me and my team. I'll be at the start tomorrow."
Christian Vande Velde, defending champion of the Tour of Missouri, fell and broke us second metacarpal (bone in the base of his hand) near the end of the Stage 1 of the Tour of Missouri today. X-ray revealed a hairline fracture.
But he'll be riding tomorrow. It's stable and it won't take a cast--but it will be very painful.
"Luck hasn't been on my side this year. I went down in a big crash within 500 meters. I crashed into the guys who went down first and then into a fire hydrant. It could have been a lot worse. Racing is going to be painful, but I'm the defending champion and continuing is important to me and my team. I'll be at the start tomorrow."
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