Monday, March 23, 2009

Celebrity Bike Carnage Update

As was reported here yesterday by our blog commenter Chris, Lance Armstrong suffered a shoulder injury in a crash during the first stage of the Tour of Spain stage race Monday. This update from ESPN.com confirms that it is indeed a broken collar bone; Lance is returning to the US for surgery (text and video available at this link):

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=4008306

Today Show co-host and avid bicycist Matt Lauer had surgery on Monday to repair a separated shoulder, after colliding with a deer while riding on Long Island, NY:

http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/23/1850457.aspx

And finally, actor/comedian and bike collector Robin Williams is currently recovering from heart surgery at our own Cleveland Clinic; no bicycles were harmed in the process:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/entertainment/ci_11979130

1 comment:

  1. That's it, I'm giving up cycling and comedy, just too damn dangerous! I've heard napping is fairly safe!

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