Hincapie confirms collarbone break

Big American out for a bit with clavicle-knack

by dave atkinson

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 11:35

George Hincapie's sudden burst with 1km to go on the final stage of the Tour de France was what set the stage for a great final day for Mark Cavendish, and his efforts look even more heroic now that an X-ray has confirmed that the 36 year old American was riding with a broken collarbone after a spill in stage 17 of this year's race.

Hincapie was part of a big escape on the Bourg Saint-Maurice – Le Grand-Bornand stage when he crashed in the final stages, but he picked himself up to finish the stage and went on to complete the final four stages of the tour, his 14th, in 19th place, 33' 27" behind the winner, Alberto Contador.

Scans yesterday confirmed the break, which Hincapie announced on Twitter: "Got some bad news this am. X ray confirmed my collar bone is broken", he said, and later posted a link to the X-ray image. Currently his plan is to allow the break to heal naturally, and the South Carolina based rider is still aiming to compete in the USA Cycling Professional Road Racing Championships on 29-30 August in his home town of Greenville.

Tour de France 2009 stage 17

Tour de France 2009

Tour de France

George Hincapie

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Dave Atkinson

Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.

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VecchioJo | 14 years ago

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