Title-chasing Loeb hit by injury

Maserati · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:04 am Post subject: Title-chasing Loeb hit by injury

Sebastien Loeb's hopes of clinching a third successive World Rally crown in Turkey next month have been dashed after he suffered a broken right arm.
The Frenchman, 32, was hurt while mountain bike training in Switzerland and will miss the Rally of Turkey.

Kronos Citroen driver Loeb leads the standings after 12 of 16 events by 35 points from Finland's Marcus Gronholm.

He only needed to finish in front of Gronholm, or in the top four if his rival wins, to seal another title.

"It is a really tough blow," Loeb said on his website. "I was going down a dirt track in a forest and my front wheel got stuck.

"I went over the handlebars and landed on my shoulder."

Kronos team boss Marc van Dalen refused to put a time frame on Loeb's recovery.

"He underwent surgery on Wednesday and will not be available to compete in Turkey. We can't really look beyond that at the moment," he said.

"We feel bad for him because he's an exceptional individual. But he's an athlete and athletes recover faster than us."

After the Rally of Turkey (13-15 October), the next WRC round takes place in Australia from 27-29 October

Plex · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:38 am Post subject:

good read...

MG Man · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:00 am Post subject:

thta sucks Sad

Gronholm still my fave driver of this era tho
Always ironic when someone who spends his days plazing thru a forest at high speed gets injured in something like riding a bicycle
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Maserati · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:40 am Post subject:

lol poor fellar,n e how these guys have 2 maintain a high level of fitness but i say he culd have stuck to the treadmill or someting.