Lance Armstrong broke his collar bone today after crashing during the first stage of Spains Vuelta a Castilla y León. “In 17 years as a pro I have been lucky to avoid one of the most common cycling injuries, Armstrong said in a statement released through his spokesman, Mark Higgins. The crash has put my upcoming calendar in jeopardy but the most important thing for me right now is to get back home and rest up and begin my rehab. replica Omega 4677.60.37 watch Armstrong went down in a multiple-rider pile-up about 12 miles from the finish and was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital (See video here), where doctors diagnosed a fracture of his right clavicle. That’s cycling, Armstrong said through his Astana team after leaving the hospital. It’s nobody’s fault.
Crashes happen all the time. It is part of the job.” The Vuelta a Castilla y León was Armstrongs first race with Alberto Contador, his star teammate and the winner of the 2007 Tour de France. The two are scheduled to race together at this years Tour, and replica Omega 1395.79 watch many in the cycling world were looking to the results from this race for an indication of who might be the more likely team leader at the Tour. Armstrong was also using the Vuelta a Castilla y León as part of his preparation for Mays three-week Giro dItalia. His injury puts in doubt his participation in that event, which he has never raced in before, and will also be a major disruption to his training for Julys Tour de France.
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