Lance Armstrong Will Have Surgery

Crash Lance Armstrong The seven-time Tour de France champion broke his collarbone when he fell during the first stage of a five-day race in Spain.
by The Associated Press
Published: Mon, March 23, 2009 - 10:39 am CST Last Updated: Mon, March 23, 2009 - 4:03 pm CST
BALTANAS, Spain (AP) - Lance Armstrong says he'll have surgery
after breaking his collarbone Monday during a race in Spain.
"I'm alive!" the seven-time Tour de France champion wrote on
his Twitter feed. "Broken clavicle (right). Hurts like hell for
now. Surgery in a couple of days. Thanks for all the well wishes."
The 37-year-old American cyclist was knocked off his bike during
a pileup in the first stage of the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon
race.
The injury has jeopardized his participation in upcoming races.
Armstrong was scheduled to compete in the Giro d'Italia from May
9-May 31 and the Tour from July 4-26.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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SamRock
SamRock Says:
Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:17 am

He couldn’t let Matt Lauer upstage him.

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