Armstrong breaks his clavicle.

[norbs]

Just read this on Armstrong's Twitter feed.

I'm alive! Broken clavicle (right). Hurts like hell for now. Surgery in a couple of days. Thanks for all the well wishes.

Hmm. Interesting.

[nutty]

Damm, I hope it doesn't disrupt his tour campaign too much..

[Duke]

Yep also on Cyclingnews: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id= ... mar23news3
Giro may be in jeopardy

But worse was Stuey's crash on the weekend in the Milano-Sanremo - see 3rd story:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id= ... /mar23news
Misses the Paris-Roubaix now.

[norbs]

A recent post on Twitter from his manager.

All went well. Lance is in recovery. Same guy just 12 screws in his collarbone. Higs

Seems a bit more than a simple fracture if they are screwing it together.

[Vilante]

Seems a bit more than a simple fracture if they are screwing it together.

That and they might want it to heal quicker than normal.

[Duke]

I guess it depends on the fracture and how quick he wants to be back.
Remember MotoGP & Superbike riders have them pinned often & I have seen on a lot of occasions they can be back up and riding in 3 weeks, in these cases I guess they opt for the surgery to reduce their recovery time.
Be interesting to see how Lance's recovery goes form here.

[norbs]

He is not exactly a spring chicken though. Like you say, will be interesting.

[norbs]

http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/news_ ... rgery.html

March 25, 2009 - Austin, TX - Lance Armstrong had successful surgery today to repair what doctors originally thought was a “simple” fracture of his clavicle (more commonly referred to as the collarbone). “This was not correct,” said Dr. Doug Elenz, an Austin orthopedic surgeon who frequently operates on athletes. “It was not in two, but four pieces.” Dr. Elenz, along with another surgeon and physician’s assistant, used a five inch stainless steel plate with 12 screws to repair Armstrong’s fracture. He noted that this was more than they would normally use, but necessary based on the extent of the fracture.

More on the link above.

[Nigel]

From todays paper headline "Not so Arm Strong". Shocker that, but I liked it.

[J.D.]

Damm, I hope it doesn't disrupt his tour campaign too much..

Pretty unlikely I'd say. Broken clavicles are an awfully common cycling injury. The doctor who set mine said that if you're going to break a bone, that's the best one to break because the recuperation is pretty easy.

*EDIT* Okay, just realised it's in four pieces. That will make it a bit harder.

[w00dsy]

the roids will help it heal quicker.

[norbs]

the roids will help it heal quicker.

If he is on anything, it must be the dogs bollocks. I follow him on Twitter and he gets drug tested so often it is ridiculous!

[norbs]

http://www.livestrong.com/lance-armstro ... drug/5345/

Not sounding too good for the TdF.

[Duke]

Lets hope not, at least he has the backing of the principal organiser.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id= ... apr12news2

Also read 2nd story, looks like the Giro is still on the cards.