Lance Armstrong Taken to Hospital
Lance Armstrong Taken to Hospital
Posted: 03/23/2009
Lance Armstrong was taken to a hospital Monday after crashing during the first stage of a five-day race in Spain.
Armstrong fell in a pile-up about 12.5 miles from the stage's finish.
The seven-time Tour de France champion, who is making a comeback to cycling and is riding with the Astana team in the
Vuelta of Castilla and Leon race, may have injured his collarbone.
Team spokesman Philippe Maertens said the American cyclist was taken to the hospital by ambulance, and race organizers said Armstrong was being treated at the Rio Carrion hospital in Palencia.
Lance Armstrong has been taken to a hospital after falling during the first stage of a five-day race in Spain.
The seven-time Tour de France champion may have injured his collarbone.
Armstrong is making a comeback to cycling and is riding with the Astana team in the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon race.
Spokesman Philippe Maertens says the Texan was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Armstrong fell in a pile-up about 12.5 miles from the stage's finish.
The seven-time Tour de France champion, who is making a comeback to cycling and is riding with the Astana team in the
Vuelta of Castilla and Leon race, may have injured his collarbone.
Team spokesman Philippe Maertens said the American cyclist was taken to the hospital by ambulance, and race organizers said Armstrong was being treated at the Rio Carrion hospital in Palencia.
Lance Armstrong has been taken to a hospital after falling during the first stage of a five-day race in Spain.
The seven-time Tour de France champion may have injured his collarbone.
Armstrong is making a comeback to cycling and is riding with the Astana team in the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon race.
Spokesman Philippe Maertens says the Texan was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Copyright 2009 The E.W. Scripps Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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