Dan Turner had a crash this week and so did Proman's Emily Zell while riding with a friend. I hear Emily will be cheering on her team at Cats Hill Dan isn't so lucky.
I've been teamates with Dan for over 8 years and he is always helpful, kind and generous. Dan got in a pretty bad crash earlier in the week and any support, thoughts, encouraging words are always appriciated from the cycling community. This is a dangerous sport and we are all riding around in underware at high speeds with cars buzzing by on cell phone and too many latte's.
Please be safe! Ride on low traffic roads and never think that this can't happen to you, thats when you can get into trouble.
Rob Cadey Team Spine wrote:
Dan Turner went down pretty hard apparently in crash last night
> while training and was taken to the hospital. He suffered a broken
> collarbone in 3 places, broke 2 ribs and punctured his lung. He
> seems to be in good spirits though knowing he got out of racing
> Cats hill this weekend. Please wish him well for a speedy recovery
> and know his presence will be missed out there competing with us.
> Sorry for the bad news
> Rob Cady
he gets home (Sunday, maybe). In any
event, he's doing well at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, 20103
Lake Chabot Rd.). For those of you who have asked, the phone number
there is 510-537-1234 and visitors/phone calls are allowed 11-8.
Dan says thanks for all the well wishes and he's looking forward to
hearing how all the racing's going, so keep him in the loop!
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That is a real bummer about Dan. He and I had some good sprints at the session a few weeks ago. It is sad to hear how badly he was hurt and I am hoping he has a speedy recovery.
I probably won't be over in Castro Valley before Sunday, so if anyone happens to see him, please give him best wishes from Gene.
Thanks Gene!
Damn It! I am really starting to get long in the tooth with all the crash reports you Spinies have had to deal with. It's just not right.
I feel for your boys, Dan, and the awful luck the team has had over the last year. I really really hope this is the end of this run of injuries for you Spinies. It's gotta stop!
-R
I hear ya.
Thanks Ron,
Be safe.
One of our bella's fellas did the same thing at that sprint practice about a month earlier. Busted a rib and punctured a lung and broke a collarbone.
He's feeling much better now if that helps.
I guess there is one good reason not to do them sprints. Never been a fan of them anyway.
Thanks for the thoughts, Mr H! I'm up and about, waiting for a plate to be surgically inserted next week. Then we'll get back to the secret training, based on your own metal-in-body road to winning Nevada City!
And sprints are fun... most of the time.
It'll be a while until I'm out on the road, but the legs are enjoying spins on the trainer. Need to rent some good movies for that.
ddt, glad your up and back on your feet. heard tait had a bump in with a car this week..man, sorry.
see you at nevada city;0
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