Home > Bike Types > Road Bike

Armstrong Crashes in Spain, Broken Clavicle

1 Comment
Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More

On a particularly rough road in the first stage of the 5-day Vuelta a Castilla y León stage race, Lance Armstrong was caught in a 10-rider pile up.  Race organizers confirmed “Armstrong suffered a fracture of the third medio of the right clavicle (aka: Collarbone).”

Their statement said Armstrong will leave the hospital this evening.

Spaniard Joaquin Sobrino (Burgos Monumental) won the stage ahead of David Vitoria (Rock Racing).  In 2004, Tyler Hamilton broke his collarbone during the Tour de France and went on to finish in fourth place overall.

Armstrong’s next race is the Giro d’Italia May 9-31, 2009.  Photo by Graham Watson, see his other shots and the rest of this story on VeloNews.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

1 Comment
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Subscribe Now

Sign up to receive BikeRumor content direct to your inbox.

Subscribe Now

Sign up to receive BikeRumor content direct to your inbox.