Injured Reserves: Vande Velde’s treatment reveals extent of injury
Christian Vande Velde, who crashed out of the Giro d’Italia during stage three, continues to undergo medical evaluation and as anticipated, additional imaging studies have revealed the extent of his injuries. Conclusive results show that he sustained a total of six fractures, including three vertebrae fractures (spinous processes,) a pelvic fracture and two rib fractures.
“Christian sustained a significant impact and the additional imaging results uncovered more fractures, which is not uncommon,” said team physician Prentice Steffen. “The good news is, we now know the extent of his injuries and are working with him on his recovery. He just needs to take it day by day.”
Vande Velde, who was going about 62 kilometers per hour when he crashed, remains cautiously optimistic: “I feel better every day,” he said. “I understand that it is going to take a lot of work to come back from this, but I’m feeling positive. It is too soon to say when I’ll be racing again but I am incredibly motivated by my family, my team and our supporters.”
Vande Velde will continue to undergo treatment at his home in Girona. Please check the Team Garmin-Slipstream Web site for continued updates on his progress.
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Tough break but your a tough guy. Get well soon and know you have lots of fans out here thinking of you.
As a VDV fan, I am very sorry for him and wish him a speedy recovery.
Disappointment must be great and I measure how tough it must be to keep morale up. But in the long term nothing can stop the new Vande Velde that we saw in St Etienne this year from achieving even greater successes after he has recovered.
Good luck Christian!
Good luck on your treatments Christian. We are keeping the positive thoughts for you and your recovery. With your willpower we are sure you will come back stronger than ever!! Whenever it is, we look forward to seeing you back on the bike.
Looking forward to seeing your next race as soon as you can heal up. Get well soon. I know you still have plenty of wins ahead of you.
Christain don’t push it rather make sure you recover fully so that i can cheer you on in future tour de france’s healing thoughts sent your way
Hope your doing alot better.Missed seeing you in the race.Hello to your family
CJ – Do what’s right for you. Of course a full recovery and return to racing asap is what everyone would very much like to see, but there are plenty of things more important than bike racing….your health is one of them! BT