Poor George!

[sulis]

I was looking forward to seeing one of my favorite riders emerge out of the shadows of Lance this season. I hope his injuries don't sideline him for too long.

[FreshNewbie]

I am hoping to see him on Tour D'France and win, he truly does deserve to win. Especially, after 2005 TDF.

[Adventure Girl]

His crash yesterday at Paris-Roubaix was frightening! First, can you imagine riding a road bike over cobbles like that? Then can you imagine your steering tube breaking off and your handlebars falling OFF the bike. There was nothing he could do. He just slammed in to the ground. Hopefully the shoulder injury is minor and he'll recover quickly!

[bikerchick68]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/par...to865869.shtml

Discovery have lost team leader George Hincapie due to a severe fracture, just the beginning of the fallout from a manic Paris-Roubaix.

Hincapie crashed out of Sunday's Paris-Roubaix in a day fraught with disaster for Discovery, which witnessed two of their racers get disqualified after finishing second and fourth for failing to stop at a downed train crossing.

The disqualification of Leif Hoste (finished second) and Vladimir Gusev (finished fourth) was harsh news for Lance Armstrong's former team, but the more lasting blow for Discovery is the loss of Hincapie.

The American was diagnosed with a fracture of about three centimetres between his collarbone and right shoulder on Sunday after he crashed head first when his handlebars came loose at the cobbled Mons-en-Pévèle within 50 kilometres of the race's finish.

Hincapie was scheduled to return to the United States on Monday to undergo an operation.

"We don't know yet how long Hincapie will be out of competition," team director Dirk Demol told Belgian media. "It is a severe injury, that's for sure."

[tprevost]

BC68,

I think you should go take care of him (or let him stay in your B&B) since you ARE his #1 fan

Trac'

[Adventure Girl]

According to velonew:

Hincapie stateside for surgery
George Hincapie was scheduled to undergo surgery on his right shoulder Tuesday in the United States, according to Discovery Channel sporting director Dirk Demol.

The 32-year-old American, who crashed in Sunday's Paris-Roubaix, sustained a fracture between the shoulder and the clavicle, Demol said, adding that the injury will not keep him out of the Tour de France.

"George will have obviously to give up the Tour of Georgia, but he will return in Dauphiné Libéré," added Demol.