DOWNING BREAKS WRIST

• Sunday, 1 June 2008
• Snowdon Sports
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PREMIER Calendar Series leader Russell Downing crashed while racing in Norway on Sunday and has broken his wrist.

The Pinarello RT ace crashed after around 50 kilometres of a 140-kilometre event, but climbed back on his bike and continued to finish an eventual fourth. His team-mate Malcolm Elliott was fifth.

But he was whisked off to the hospital as soon as he crossed the line, and said afterwards: “I’ve just got back from the hospital, and they’ve put a full cast on my arm. I’ve got two broken bones in my hand.

“I knew I had done something straight away, but carried on to the finish. Hopefully I’ll be able to carry on riding - we’ve got a stage race out here which starts on Wednesday so I’ll just have to see how I do.

“The doctors couldn’t say how long I’ll have the pot on for. It just depends how things heal, but hopefully it won’t slow me down too much.”