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Stuart O'Grady; Tour de France over after crash

Sun, 16 Jul 2007 13:44:00 GMT

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TIGNES (France) - AUSTRALIAN Stuart O'Grady escaped serious spinal injuries, according to hospital officials who treated him after a crash in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday.

O'Grady's Tour ended when he crashed on the descent of the Cormet de Roselend climb, which took a costly toll on the peloton.

After being put on a special stretcher, used in case of eventual spinal injuries, he was taken immediately to hospital in nearby Moutiers where he underwent x-rays and was undergoing an MRI scan.

According to hospital officials, O'Grady has suffered fractures on five of his ribs. Officials said that the x-rays showed no damage to the spinal column.

Earlier, his compatriot Michael Rogers, of T-Mobile, was left with hand, knee and shoulder injuries after a crash near the bottom of the descent. He was also forced out of the race.

Rogers was in the virtual yellow jersey and travelling in excess of 60kmh when a sudden braking manoeuvre brought him down on a left hand bend.

He was later diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder.

The Canberran later returned to the team hotel, where he was left lamenting what was a great chance to take control of the race.

'It's a real shame because I could see the yellow jersey,' he said.

'One moment I was in the lead, the next I was lying on the ground with my back wheel where my front wheel should have been.

'But honestly, I can't complain because that's cycling.'

O'Grady, the winner of the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic in April, was one of the team support riders for CSC's Spaniard Carlos Sastre. -- AFP

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