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It's a little hard to track down on the web ATM, but in a very bad day
for the Aussies, McEwen missed the cut (he's been off ever since stage
1), Mick Rogers crashed and is out (no specific details yet) but the
worst affected is O'Grady, according to the Team CSC website :
Stuart O'Grady in Bad Shape
[15.07 20:30] This year's winner of Paris-Roubaix, Australian Stuart
O'Grady crashed and had to abandon Tour de France during Sunday's
mountain stage. O'Grady was in bad shape and was taken straight to
hospital for observation after the crash.
O'Grady was working his way through the peloton with bottles for his
teammates during the final descent, when the crash happened.
The Australian rider landed on his right side and punctured one lung,
broke his collarbone, shoulder blade, five ribs as well as some bones
in his spine. It is important to point out though that it is not the
spine itself, which is broken.
A speedy recovery, Stu. The only Australian left is Cadel Evans, who's
currently 6th and looking reasonably strong although has thus far only
ridden defensively.
for the Aussies, McEwen missed the cut (he's been off ever since stage
1), Mick Rogers crashed and is out (no specific details yet) but the
worst affected is O'Grady, according to the Team CSC website :
Stuart O'Grady in Bad Shape
[15.07 20:30] This year's winner of Paris-Roubaix, Australian Stuart
O'Grady crashed and had to abandon Tour de France during Sunday's
mountain stage. O'Grady was in bad shape and was taken straight to
hospital for observation after the crash.
O'Grady was working his way through the peloton with bottles for his
teammates during the final descent, when the crash happened.
The Australian rider landed on his right side and punctured one lung,
broke his collarbone, shoulder blade, five ribs as well as some bones
in his spine. It is important to point out though that it is not the
spine itself, which is broken.
A speedy recovery, Stu. The only Australian left is Cadel Evans, who's
currently 6th and looking reasonably strong although has thus far only
ridden defensively.