Armstrong injured

[ColinJ]

There is talk over on BikeRadar about Lance Armstrong ending up in a ditch on the first stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León. He's been taken off in an ambulance holding his shoulder so it looks like a broken collarbone.

If it is a bad injury, I wonder if he'd bother trying to come back again from that or just retire again for good?

Confirmed on CyclingNews.com.

 

[rich p]

There is talk over on BikeRadar about Lance Armstrong ending up in a ditch on the first stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León. He's been taken off in an ambulance holding his shoulder so it looks like a broken collarbone.

If it is a bad injury, I wonder if he'd bother trying to come back again from that or just retire again for good?

Confirmed on CyclingNews.com.

We can but hope!

Old peoples bones take longer to heal too

 

[zimzum42]

Hope he's not in too much pain. The TdF sponsors must be spitting teeth...

 

[ColinJ]

Hope he's not in too much pain. The TdF sponsors must be spitting teeth...

I wouldn't wish pain on anyone, so yes - I hope he isn't too badly injured.

Assuming that the ambulance wasn't purely precautionary, that's Armstrong's Giro scuppered.

He might be back on his bike again in time to do some training for the TdF but it's a severe setback. Contador must surely now be undisputed Astana captain for the tour?

 

[zimzum42]

Looking through the wire reports, it looks like it's serious....

 

[Radius]

That's a real shame cos he was making a good go of the comeback at his age...I'm in the non-hater camp for Lance, so I can't say this makes me pleased.

 

[zimzum42]

I really don't want him to win anything, but I don't want to see him injured, just beaten!

 

[yello]

Hope he's not in too much pain. The TdF sponsors must be spitting teeth...

<Gallic shrug>boff..</Gallic shrug>

 

[colcazal]

Hope he gets back soon!! I like him and it is good to see him back!

Col

 

[roadiewill]

I want to see him at the tour, so I hope it isnt too bad

 

[andy_wrx]

Despite being deinitely in the 'haterz' camp, I woudn't want to see any rider hurt.

However, Stuey O'Grady's smashed-up pretty badly (again !), and I'm irritated at the media attention that Lance is getting compared to hardly anything for Stuey...

 

[Chuffy]

However, Stuey O'Grady's smashed-up pretty badly (again !), and I'm irritated at the media attention that Lance is getting compared to hardly anything for Stuey...

If this crash nobbles his TdF plans then it could be a blessing in disguise for those of use with interests in other riders, any other riders. Or will Liggett and Sherwen spend the whole commentary telling us how Lance would have ridden the stage?

 

[yello]

I'm beginning to think that I'm the only person on the planet (well, maybe me and tetedelacourse) that doesn't really mind whether LA rides the TdF or not. If he does, I really don't expect him to feature on the leaders board. If he doesn't, the show goes on without one sideshow that's all. There'll be other sideshows.

I do genuinely believe he is riding for the cause... and maybe hoping to do well again. If he starts and finishes, I'd say 'chapeau'.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I'm beginning to think that I'm the only person on the planet (well, maybe me and tetedelacourse) that doesn't really mind whether LA rides the TdF or not. If he does, I really don't expect him to feature on the leaders board. If he doesn't, the show goes on without one sideshow that's all. There'll be other sideshows.

I do genuinely believe he is riding for the cause... and maybe hoping to do well again. If he starts and finishes, I'd say 'chapeau'.

Actually, I agree entirely. The world has moved on. It will be impressive if he does it, but he's no longer the centre of interest for me. The 'cool kid', as Armstrong called Cav, is much more on my radar as are a number of other impressive emerging riders...

I hope he makes a swift recovery regardless. It is never nice when any rider gets badly hurt.

 

[dellzeqq]

it's a broken collarbone - a simple break, apparently. Given that one fnrttc rider rode sixty miles home with a broken collarbone I'd have thought Lance would be back in a couple of weeks.