McEwen's Tour de France in doubt after injury
Robbie McEwen's participation in the 2009 Tour de France has been thrown into doubt today after the Australian sprint star suffered deep cuts to his leg during the Tour of Belgium.
McEwen clipped a road sign, causing a deep cut to the patella ligament on his left knee. The Katusha rider is currently undergoing surgery to try and mend the wound.
Representatives from his Katusha team were tonight expressing doubt that McEwen would recover in time to ride in the Tour de France, which is just five weeks away.
McEwen has won the Tour's green sprinter's jersey on three occasions. Although coming to the end of a long, and very successful career, McEwen is still capable of producing a blistering sprint - as he proved by winning this year's Down Under Classic.
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
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