Steve Abraham's attempt to beat Tommy Godwin's record for riding the longest distance in a year could be over after he broke two bones in an ankle following a collision with a moped today near Wellington, Somerset.
The news was anounced in a series of tweets from Abraham's official Twitter account the first of which, posted at lunchtime today, read:
There has been an incident on A38 Steve+bike are fine. Steve is having a well earned sleep at a team members house, will keep you all posted
— steve abraham (@steve_abraham74) March 29, 2015
Shortly after 7pm this evening, three more tweets were posted confirming the extent of his injuries.
Extremely sad to announce that aprox 8.10am Steve was ridden into by a moped Steve tried to carry on but stopped in Wellington.Pls next post
— steve abraham (@steve_abraham74) March 29, 2015
He was collected by one of the team and taken to hospital.He has 2 broken bones in his ankle and is currently in plaster.See next post
— steve abraham (@steve_abraham74) March 29, 2015
is looking highly likely that he will require an operation to have a plate and screws. That is all the information available at the moment
— steve abraham (@steve_abraham74) March 29, 2015
Abraham, who is based in Milton Keynes, is attempting to break Tommy Godwin's record of 75,065 miles, set in 1939.
As of Friday, he was more than 2,600 miles ahead of Godwin's pace.
More to follow.
37 thoughts on “Crash puts Steve Abraham’s Year record attempt in jeopardy”
Unfortunate for this chap,
Unfortunate for this chap, but he wouldn’t have beaten what Kurt Searvogel is going to stomp out.
Jamminatrix wrote:Unfortunate
Yeah Kurts doing great mileage on his recumbent bike challenge !!
Absolutely gutted for Steve
Absolutely gutted for Steve and dearly hope that he can continue. I wish him and Kurt the very, very best of luck but really don’t think this is the time to bring up petty rivalries Jamminatrix.
IMO Steve and Kurt are
IMO Steve and Kurt are attempting different records. Steve specifically after Tommy’s – on a Road bike.
When I woke up this morning
When I woke up this morning and it was blowing a hoolie and the rain was going horizontal, it was the thought of ‘that bloke doing the year record’ going out for 200 miles plus in the same weather that galvanised me into putting my cycle shorts on and turning out for the club ride.
All the best Steve.
Regards
M
Awful news. I’d not put it
Awful news. I’d not put it past him to carry on one legged though.
These attempts are always
These attempts are always going to come down to who manages best with injury and illness.
This one sounds serious, and is going to be an enormous setback – but Searvogel is going to have problems too.
I just…I just…sorry.
I just…I just…sorry. Really sorry. Really, really rooted/am rooting for the guy, been following the updates on twitter etc and have been amazed at the miles being stacked up in horrendous weather that left me feeling utterly wasted after a 25 mile commute.
But I wondered if it’d all be for nothing after some numpty did something like this. Tommy didn’t have to deal with the twunts on our roads Steve has. Fingers crossed he’ll be able to continue soon and finish the job though, no matter how it looks now.
Regardless, well done that man!!!
StoopidUserName wrote:I
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Just to point out it wasn’t some utopia.
Shit way to end, and i suspect it will be, how long will it take to heal, how far ahead will Kurt get.
StoopidUserName wrote:
But I
Tommy got hit a couple of times and ended up in hospital at least once. Second your other comments though.
Olionabike
Didn’t know that (or what the other commenter said) fair play (even more) to Tommy then!
A man looks to buy a
A man looks to buy a motorbike but ends up with a scooter, poor man, very unfortunate.
A very sad end if that is it for Steve, hopefully a swift recovery and he enjoys his rest.
That’s really bad news.
I
That’s really bad news.
I hope he makes a speedy recovery and is back on the road ASAP.
Poor Steve, that’s dreadful
Poor Steve, that’s dreadful news (and this really isn’t the time for more of the ridiculous Steve v Kurt nonsense, Jamminatrix).
So, so gutted for him.
It’s
So, so gutted for him. 🙁
It’s irrelevant whether Kurt does more miles anyway – Steve could still hold the record for 10 days, as Kurt started 10 days later, and that’s quite an achievement!
Depending on how long it takes to heal, I think it is still possible.
Wouldn’t bet against him fitting a cleat to the plaster cast! 😉
Am thankful at least that it’s not something even more serious.
As people have said, wouldn’t
As people have said, wouldn’t put it past Steve to carry on putting some miles in, even with broken bones.
No-one is going to break Tommy’s record, because it is done by Guinness and these new records are going to be UMCA records, not Guinness, so It doesn’t matter what they ride under UMCA rules
Gkam84 wrote:As people have
Guinness do not recognise the attempt as they believe it’s too dangerous. Oh the irony.
I am also personally crushed that Steve has got injured and I’m sure the moped rider will be equally mortified knowing what the accident means for Steve.
Best of luck for a speedy recovery.
“I am also personally crushed
“I am also personally crushed that Steve has got injured and I’m sure the moped rider will be equally mortified knowing what the accident means for Steve.”
Then I’m sure the moped driver wouldn’t mind if he lost his license and had to bicycle for a few years.
ch wrote:
Then I’m sure the
On what evidence are you deducting it was the moped drivers fault?
lewiskinch wrote:
On what
It’s not in the tweets, but the information posted on Steve’s Facebook page also says that “Steve was ridden into by a moped not paying attention to what they were doing”.
Guinness had nothing to do
Guinness had nothing to do with Tommy’s record ride in 1939. It was “controlled” by ‘Cycling’ magazine in line with a very strict method of recording the mileage. Because of this Guinness recognized the record several years later to publish in their book.
Steve must be going through hell at the moment, I wish him well and a speedy recovery. He knows Tommy had many set-backs and this will hopefully drive him on.
Sad news. Didn’t realise the
Sad news. Didn’t realise the old record was from so long ago, very impressive.
Heartbroken for him. I had a
Heartbroken for him. I had a Strava email update and it said he had ridden 42km; I naturally assumed he was having a rest/gone to a mate’s wedding or something.
I hope he heals fast.
Tommy broke his collarbone
Tommy broke his collarbone and was riding the next day I believe. I expect Steve’ll get back somehow. Long way to go yet for anyone.
Tommy broke his collarbone
Tommy broke his collarbone and was riding the next day I believe. I expect Steve’ll get back somehow. Long way to go yet for anyone.
Guinness book of records is
Guinness book of records is crap now. Really dumbed down.
I bet the McWhirters would have had this in.
That is ONE reason Guinness
That is ONE reason Guinness won’t verify these new records.
Another reason, that came from Guinness, via a man that should know what he’s talking about, Guinness many years ago, made a promise that this record would stand the test of time to the family of Godwin and that is why they will not take on new attempts at it.
That’s such a shame, was
That’s such a shame, was really enjoying his story.
I’m hoping he won’t be out for long but I suffered the same kind of injury back at the start of November, breaking my ankle and fibula, which required plates and screws to put me back together. I’ve only just been able to start riding again now.
Fingers crossed for a swift return!
Such a shame. Hoping for a
Such a shame. Hoping for a speedy recovery. I wonder if the gusty conditions caused the moped to veer. You could see it happening to bikes and motorbikes in Gent – Wevelgem today.
Was the scooter rider
Was the scooter rider injured? How about the pizzas?
GWS.
I am gutted for Steve, he was
I am gutted for Steve, he was doing so much and did not realise he had a back up team of 50. I guess the lucky thing is that it was his ankle and with some patching up bet he is on the road within days.
I am currently in Florida so I think it is fair to say that Kurt has had better conditions !
Errrr….calm down everyone,
Errrr….calm down everyone, its not the end of the world. Its just a setback, we’ve all had them, he’s probably even planned for it. He’ll be back at it in no time.
Gutted for him.
I really hope
Gutted for him.
I really hope this isn’t the end of his attempt – he’d built up a decent (10 day-ish?) buffer on Tommy’s record, so seriously hope he can get back on it soon 🙂
Awful news when any cyclists
Awful news when any cyclists has an incident like this.nparticulatly sorry for him as I’m sure all the training and sacrifice have been tough.
At least we can all have a laugh at that Cher Video to cheer ourselves up.
Great to Steve back and did
Great to Steve back and did 88K today, that must have been painful
ianrobo wrote:Great to Steve
Great news, but Tommy overtook him the other day and is now 700miles ahead. Some long days ahead.
yeah but others will have
yeah but others will have injuries surely ?