BMC-rytter styrtet under træning og misser mesterskab

Patrick Bevin styrtede lørdag den 30. december i New Zealand, og han vil dermed misse det nationale landevejsmesterskab på grund af skaderne.

"Patrick styrtede under en træning og blev kørt til nærmeste sygehus for undersøgelser, som viste, at han havde en dyb flænge i højre albue. Heldigvis led han ikke af hjernerystelse og skaderne var ret isolerede til albuen," forklarer BMCs læge Max Testa. 

Lægen fastslår, at albuen blev syet, og det betyder, at Bevin skal holde sig fra cyklingen i fem til syv dage, før han genoptager sin normale træningsbelastning.

Det betyder desværre også, at new zealænderen ikke kommer til de nationale mesterskaber i enkeltstart og linjeløb. 

"Kunne have været værre"
Patrick Bevin forklarer, at skaderne kunne have været meget værre i betragtning af styrtets omstændigheder.

"Jeg ramte et smeltet stykke tjære på vejen, som sendte mig flyvende udover mit styrt. Jeg landede på min højre albue," forklarer BMC-rytteren. 

"Jeg føler mig ikke så dårlig, men jeg er lidt træt af det, fordi du aldrig vil styrte på en træningstur. Jeg gik ret hurtigt, men jeg er ret heldig, da det var et stort, bredt og hurtigt stykke vej," slutter Bevin.

Bevin får i stedet for din landevejsdebut for BMC Racing Team under Santos Tour Down Under.

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New recruit Patrick Bevin will miss this week's New Zealand National Road Championships due to injuries sustained in a training crash.
 
Bevin crashed on Saturday, 30 December, in New Zealand but was fortunate to escape relatively unharmed, BMC Racing Team's Chief Medical Officer Max Testa said.
 
"Patrick crashed on a descent in training and was taken to hospital for examination which revealed a deep contusion on his right elbow and some road rash. Luckily, he did not suffer a concussion and the injuries were quite isolated. Although a skin graft was initially considered, the elbow only required stitches," Dr. Testa explained.
 
"Patrick will need to stay off the bike for five to seven days before resuming his normal training load. Unfortunately, this rules him out of the New Zealand National Time Trial and Road Race Championships but at this stage, he should be fine to race at the Santos Tour Down Under the week after.  We will continue to monitor his recovery in the next week but we expect Patrick to recover quickly."
 
Bevin said his injuries could have been much worse considering the circumstances of the crash.
 
"I hit a melted piece of tar on the road which sent me flying over my handlebars without any warning and I landed on my right elbow. I'm not feeling too bad but I'm a bit gutted about it because you never want to crash in training. I was going fairly quickly so I'm a bit banged up but I'm pretty lucky considering it was a big, wide, and fast piece of road," Bevin said.
 
Bevin make his racing debut with BMC Racing Team at the Santos Tour Down Under.

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