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Blow for Team Sky as Sergio Henao fractures kneecap after being hit by car

Colombian climber who recently returned to racing risks missing Tour de France after crash

Team Sky climber Sergio Henao, who returned to racing this week at the Tour de Suisse, risks missing the Tour de France where he was expected to ride in support of Chris Froome after fracturing his kneecap today when he was hit by a car while preparing for today’s individual time trial.

The 26-year-old Colombian missed more than three months of the season while Sky assessed the effect of him being born and raised at altitude after anomalies were found in the results of tests he underwent over the winter.

Despite his absence from racing, Henao has maintained his form and was 15th overall at the Tour de Suisse, 36 seconds behind race leader Tony Martin, ahead of the race heading into the mountains for its concluding weekend.

Team Sky confirmed on Twitter that Henao was out of today’s time trial following today's incident, saying, “Sergio Henao was involved in a training accident and will not compete in today’s TT. He is being assessed by team doctor. Details to follow.”

It was subsequently confirmed that his kneecap had been fractured.

Tinkoff-Saxo owner Oleg Tinkoff tweeted a picture of Henao’s bike after the crash.

 

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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J90 | 9 years ago
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This is going to affect Team Sky's tour more than people think. Terrible for Henao.

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GREGJONES | 9 years ago
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If I were Sky I'd sue the driver for a hell of a lot of money.

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nicholassmith | 9 years ago
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In that photo it looks like someone has half inched the wheels. Hope he recovers quickly, he looked like he might have had some GC aspirations.

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giobox | 9 years ago
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Poor guy. His employers blow a three month hole in his career, then this.

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giles | 9 years ago
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Hope he gets better soon

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