Thursday, May 20, 2010

BREAKING NEWS: Armstrong Crashes In Tour of California, Abandons Race

((HT: KSEE-TV Fresno))

Lance Armstrong is going to the hospital for X-rays after crashing during the Tour of California.

Armstrong's coach, Johan Bruyneel, tweeted Thursday that Armstrong was involved in a "huge" crash and "had to abandon and is going to the hospital for Xrays."

In full: Sorry to report there was a huge crash, with Chechu and Lance involved. Lance had to abandon and is going to the hospital for Xrays.

The cyclists were on a two-lane road outside the California town of Visalia a few miles into the race when a rider in the main group skidded on some gravel and fell, causing others, including Armstrong, to crash.

Here's coverage of the scene, thanks to our friends at KSEE...

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