Rogers out of Tour de France

…and now I have to go to sleep this evening without my nightly TdF fix!

“But one can understand that a dislocated shoulder is an injury you can’t just ride through!”

After crashing heavily halfway down the Thredbo downhill mountain bike course, I scraped myself off the mountain, and rode (in great pain) down the mountain and back to my lodge. I thought I had dislocated my shoulder, but I had actually done the opposite – ramming it into the socket – severely bruising the entire shoulder in an area the size of a basketball.

I tried to go back out after having an ice pack on it for an hour, but I couldn’t get my arm into my jersey. So it was off to the medical centre for the afternoon.

I think if he had not crashed, Rogers would have been in yellow. I believe at the time of the crash, he was infront of the breakaway.

“didn’t one of the aussies break 8 ribs or something”

Yep, Stuart O’Grady. Initially they thought he had spinal injuries after his huge crash. He was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with broken ribs, and a suspected punctured lung.

didn’t one of the aussies break 8 ribs or something.. youch

I doubt he would have won the stage, Rasmussen was obviously a man possessed- but he would have definitely been ahead of the other pre-race favourites. But one can understand that a dislocated shoulder is an injury you can’t just ride through!

A shame, as if he had not fallen, he could have won the stage, and been a genuine contender for the yellow jersey for the rest of the tour.

However, he’s still young and can now start preparing for the 2008 tour (and/or Olympic Games depending on where priorities lie)