Hmm. The only injury of significance here is the femur. Broken ribs elbow and internals all heal within 2 months with no issues. The femur fracture was a compound fracture which although has a higher chance of infection is actually decent news because it means it’s the shaft that’s broken and not the head (unless he has both).

The unknown for me is how his head came out of all this. Apparently he came to an immediate stop from 54km/h into the wall of a house. I would be majorly surprised if he doesn't at least have a severe concussion or more substantial trauma (subdural hematoma), which would qualify as "internal injuries", wouldn't it?

Also, were they reconning the TT stage, and if so, were they on TT bikes?

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From the Cycling News article linked a few posts up, yes:

"The Irishman was just twenty metres behind the Team Ineos vehicle that was following Froome and Wout Poels during the recon of Wednesday's Dauphiné time trial. Martin was studying the time trail course from the UAE Team Emirates team car"

No mention of whether they were on TT bikes.

It’s possible but I think when they say internal injuries, they mean lung contusion, liver or splenic lacs, pelvic hematoma. I would guess that if he had a brain injury, they would announce that instead of internal injuries. But you’re right, if he has a TBI, then we will have to wait and see the severity of it.

Pretty amazing that the day after such a horrific accident and 8 hours of surgery that he was able to win another Grand Tour.


http://www.cyclingnews.com/...011-vuelta-a-espana/

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Also saying possible broken pelvis, and potentially add'l surgeries.

I'm confused as to why JJ Cobo is just now being suspended for issues a decade ago with his biological passport. Weird.

I heard on the broadcast that he was in aero position (thus on a TT bike), took one hand off the bars to wipe his nose and the gust of wind took him down. That was the description by NBC broadcaster, could be just what he heard.

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It was the 2011 Vuelta. The UCI announced on Thursday that its Anti-Doping Tribunal found Cobo "guilty of an anti-doping rule violation (Use of a prohibited substance) based on abnormalities from 2009 and 2011 detected in his Biological Passport and imposed a three-year period of ineligibility on the rider."

Wonder if this wiggled out of Puerto or one of those long-running investigations?

He might not have been concussed, but you gotta have some PTSD after slamming into a fucking house at full speed

And we're not talking some nice American house, with flexy vinyl siding and plywood skin underneath, which is going to give forgivingly. We're talking some 100- or 200-year old French farmhouse, most likely, with stone & mortar & plaster; basically a cement wall

I dvr'd yesterday's stage [the TT, which they were reconning when the crash happened] and I wonder if they're gonna say where the crash was?



I'm guessing so

http://www.cyclingnews.com/...ne-crash-in-my-head/

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I wonder which other Vuelta winners are really nervous today about having their "titles" taken away.

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I’m thinking of a number btwn 1-20 :p

I'm thinking rider #15

haha Horner?

That's the one.

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Good to see we are all on the same wavelength

I do wonder if they’ll finally reveal who rider 15 is.

In a Team TT? GT won't put any time onto Bernal on stage 2.

Stage 6 in the mountains will set the stage first.

Do you think Cav will be selected? He says his form is coming around, but it has not looked good. He fought time cut-offs at the ToC, and isn't at the Dauphine or Tour de Suisse.

Doh, one of the cycling sights but it as a itt, not TTT.

So yeah they'll be on same time assuming no mechanicals.

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If he wants to ride, he should be selected. The commentators will always spend time talking about Cav, notating his position, even if he's not legitimately in contention to win a sprint stage. And when the mountains hit, and he's struggling off the back, there will be a moto following him with a camera, and the commentators will again talk about his guts, previous glory, etc. All good things for the sponsors. And even if he eventually misses the time cut and is eliminated. It will be a story written about.

I suspect he will out of respect though he hasn't shown any real reason for selection. I can't imagine him racing after this year. I appreciate and have always liked Cav, but I think it is time to bow out graciously.

While he enjoys his MdVP-free period. :)

lol poor Wout. Imagine being that good and playing second fiddle to a monster like Mathieu.

Brave of you. Ok I'll play with mine.

Thomas wins GC. Maybe Yates or Dumoulin on podium; yet it's hard for me to think both. I'd like Bardet on the podium.
Alaphilipe green jersey. Cloud over Sagan this year(divorce/crash in TdeF last year) maybe podium. Cav is cursed for getting Sagan kicked out of TdeF. Last spot would be a pick'em from the younger sprinters coming up.
No disagreement on Bernal in white.
Polka dot - Thomas de Gendt - no not really; yet the polka dot has been someone who scored early points in a breakaway and then road with the GCs to defend. So polka dot would be the hardest for me to predict.

PS very sad about Froome.

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My fiancee is from Roanne and her father said that he heard from other locals that the femur was broken and protruding out of the skin.

I suppose we won't know the real extent of all of this for a while.