Remarkably two key members of this summer's inspirational cycling success at Team Sky & Team GB have been injured this week in separate incidents with vehicles!
Tour de France victor Bradley Wiggins and Australian coach credited with being successful in coaching within the two teams, Shane Sutton have both been hospitalised as a result of their injuries.
Bradley Wiggins was leaving the Royal Preston Hospital having broken ribs and suffering hand and wrist injuries on the day Sutton was injured. 'Wiggo' was hit by a white Vauxhall Astra Envoy as it emerged from a garage forecourt on to the main road near the village of Wrightington in Lancashire.
Wiggins injured by vehicle
Sutton was injured in an incident on the A6 near Levenshulme in Manchester. Despite wearing a helmet, Sutton suffered bleeding to the head and brain on assessment at Greater Manchester Hospital. British Cycling have had very few episodes of injuries with athletes or coaches, so to have two such accidents in two days is remarkable.
A British Cycling spokesman has said that :"We call on the Government to put cycling at the heart of transport policy to ensure cycle safety".
The Automobile Association has also weighed in to remind drivers of their responsibilities for additional care in the darker nights of Winter as we plunge into November.
Athletics getting injured while playing is art of the game. When they get injured, they are recommended to take rest and meet sports medicine doctor. Sports doctors are experts who know as how to treat athletics and help them recover soon.
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