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Jesus, what a pile up!
Astana rider worst off from massive pile-up in Liège
American Chris Horner has once again been plagued by the bad luck which has haunted him all season. The Astana rider was one of dozens of riders involved in a crash in the final kilometres of the Vuelta a Espana's stage four on Tuesday, and his team confirmed that he has an "undisplaced fracture of the wrist".
Horner will not continue the race as the risk of the break becoming worse over the next two weeks is too great, his team said.
It is the third serious injury of the 37-year-old rider's 2009 season. In February, he injured his knee in the Tour of California. In April, he broke his collarbone and ribs in a crash at the Vuelta a Pais Vasco after his teammate Daniel Navarro broke his chain and fell in his path.
He recovered in time to contest the Giro d'Italia, where he was highly placed in the overall when he fell victim to another crash on stage 11. He was diagnosed later with a fractured tibia.
Horner again recovered from his injury, but not in time to be selected for Astana's Tour de France squad. He sat out much of July, returning to competition at the Tour of Elk Grove before heading back to Europe where he nearly won the Tour de l'Ain.
"I'm done for the year, for sure. My season is over, but I'm not stopping cycling!" Horner declared in an interview posted on his team's web site.
Astana's newest recruit, Alexander Vinokourov, was also injured in the wreck on Tuesday. He sustained a wound to his left elbow and hip, but will continue the race.
American Chris Horner has once again been plagued by the bad luck which has haunted him all season. The Astana rider was one of dozens of riders involved in a crash in the final kilometres of the Vuelta a Espana's stage four on Tuesday, and his team confirmed that he has an "undisplaced fracture of the wrist".
Horner will not continue the race as the risk of the break becoming worse over the next two weeks is too great, his team said.
It is the third serious injury of the 37-year-old rider's 2009 season. In February, he injured his knee in the Tour of California. In April, he broke his collarbone and ribs in a crash at the Vuelta a Pais Vasco after his teammate Daniel Navarro broke his chain and fell in his path.
He recovered in time to contest the Giro d'Italia, where he was highly placed in the overall when he fell victim to another crash on stage 11. He was diagnosed later with a fractured tibia.
Horner again recovered from his injury, but not in time to be selected for Astana's Tour de France squad. He sat out much of July, returning to competition at the Tour of Elk Grove before heading back to Europe where he nearly won the Tour de l'Ain.
"I'm done for the year, for sure. My season is over, but I'm not stopping cycling!" Horner declared in an interview posted on his team's web site.
Astana's newest recruit, Alexander Vinokourov, was also injured in the wreck on Tuesday. He sustained a wound to his left elbow and hip, but will continue the race.
tough luck for Horner this year. that pile up was nasty. hate to be that guy first into those concrete barriers with people piling up on him! looked like about 1/3rd of the peloton was involved.
This is just going to make Vino angry. He will eat the livers of his rivals then attack their bloody corpses.
That guy has had nothing but bad luck lately
Watched Stage 3 last night...wow...just wow...
Everyone was going down like a crackhead in a dark theater...
Saw the end of the broadcast and it showed horner just laying there saying, "F*CK!" over and over again as he tried to move his wrist...Lame.
Everyone was going down like a crackhead in a dark theater...
Saw the end of the broadcast and it showed horner just laying there saying, "F*CK!" over and over again as he tried to move his wrist...Lame.
Close today, he just can't seem to seal the deal. Reminds me of Zabel at the end of his career....always the brides maid
Attack mother****er, Attack
Cadel = whiner. f*ckin' whiner. You didn't actually think that another GC contender (Gesink) was going to let you by on the inside without a fight...oh...wait...you did? Dumbass.
Stage 8 & 9...wow...those were some climbs...jeezuz.
The closing k's for the peloton coming up to the final climb in 9 were insane!! Steady 70kph!!!???!? Reeee dick u lus.
Stage 8 & 9...wow...those were some climbs...jeezuz.
The closing k's for the peloton coming up to the final climb in 9 were insane!! Steady 70kph!!!???!? Reeee dick u lus.
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Farrar!!! Farrar!!! Yay...semi-local boy makes good!
Too bad the champagne cork sucked...doh.
What the hell was Liquigas doing? They were on the front almost the entire way...
Hey I've got an idea of how to kill your sprinters legs, lead the big ass climb!!
Too bad the champagne cork sucked...doh.
What the hell was Liquigas doing? They were on the front almost the entire way...
Hey I've got an idea of how to kill your sprinters legs, lead the big ass climb!!
Damn...I'm going to be away from my Vuelta updates for the weekend...hmm...wonder if the town I'm going to has a bar with the universal sports channel so I can still watch the stages...
No, he still got dropped. I watched Samuel Sánchez ride him off his wheel.
To his defense, it is hard to ride with tears in your eyes
Impressive stage today! I thought Basso and Evans were going to put time into Valverde....he did a damn good job of clawing back, and then dropping, those guys. Robert is an impressive rider...I hope he continues to improve and doesn't pull a Cuenego in the Tours
Good blog....I agree 100%. The guy has been a disappointment and he comes off as an a**hole too. In other news Valverde is going to win the Vuelta. I was disappointed with Basso...I was really hoping he would hold his podium position. Robert got the biggest shaft in this race. I wonder if he would have been able to hold on if not for the crash?