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Hoogerland on the Cipressa (© Daniele Badolato, LaPresse via RCS Sport)Johnny Hoogerland suffers fractured ribs after being hit by car on training ride
Vacansoleil-DCM has confirmed that its rider Johnny Hoogerland has fractured some ribs after being hit by a car while training in Spain for the Tour Méditerranée, which starts in Limoux in the Aude department of France on Wednesday.
In a statement released this evening, the Dutch WorldTour team said:
This afternoon Johnny Hoogerland crashed hard while training. The rider of Vacansoleil-DCM was going slightly downhill when a turning car didn't see the rider and hit the unfortunate Hoogerland.
The 29 year old was taken to the intensive care of the hospital of Villajoyosa where they diagnosed some rib fractures and injuries that ask for extra examination on Monday.
More information on the condition of the rider will follow on Monday.
Hoogerland achieved widespread fame beyond cycling during the 2011 Tour de France when a France Televisions car hit fellow break member Juan Antonio Flecha of Team Sky, with Hoogerland, unable to avoid hitting the Spaniard, being catapulted into a barbed wire fence. He battled on to finish the stage.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Get well soon Johnny, looking forward to seeing your attacking style again as soon as you are fit and able.
Looks like one of those rounds in Question of Sport where Phil Tufnell gets to ham it up trying to identify some lesser known golfer in a 'comedy' photo.
"a turning car didn't see the rider"
What's the Spanish for SMIDSY?
Hope he recovers soon. I enjoy watching him and his team race.
Hope he heals quick , stupid car driver !
Hmmm, best take him off the start list for the Tour de Med then...
poor sod ... here's to a speedy recovery
Damn, nae luck! Get well soon Johnny, we want to see you attacking again!
Went to court, trying to find a verdict... in meantime, here's a pic of the French lawyer with the video playing...
http://www.lamontagne.fr/auvergne/actualite/2012/05/11/tour-de-france-20...
Poor old Johnny, not again. Speaking of that 2011 Tour incident, did the driver ever get charged with whatever is the French legal system's equivalent of dangerous driving?