BROKEN BACK FOR BEIKIRCH IN BREMEN

A crash on the penultimate night of the Bremen Six resulted in a broken vertebra for German track star Andreas Beikirch.

The 38-year-old touched wheels during the first madison of the evening following a change with partner Robert Bartko and hit the boards at speed.

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