After a grueling 96 km in the sun, with almost as much walking the bike as riding it, Mike Hogan finished the stage alone today in just just over 6 hours. Thomas Dooley went over his handlebars during a descent at about 55 km, breaking his collarbone. Thomas was taken by helicopter off course, and Mike finished the stage.
Thomas will be going into surgery tonight in Cape Town.
Team Multivan Merida won the stage today, after being in t he saddle for 4.5 hours. Jose Hermida and Rudi Van Houts will wear the yellow jerseys in tomorrow's Stage 3 to Tulbaugh.
Thomas is not the only one who will be nursing a broken collarbone. Robert Mennen went down after crashing into a duiker (a type of African deer).
1 comment:
Damn, horrible news. The photo of Thomas looks like a scene from the old MASH shows. Condolences.
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