BurghardtMultiple fractures of the right wrist

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 · 10.08.2021

Burghardt: multiple fractures of the right wristPhoto: Bernd Thissen/dpa
Broke his right wrist several times in a crash during the Tour of Poland: Marcus Burghardt. Photo: dpa
Hamburg (dpa) - After his crash at the Tour of Poland and an initial operation on site, professional cyclist Marcus Burghardt will have to undergo another procedure in Hamburg, the 38-year-old announced on Twitter.

Burghardt suffered a multiple fracture to his right wrist, which was also dislocated, in a crash on the 216-kilometre opening stage from Lublin to Chelm. The rider from the German team Bora-hansgrohe tweeted a photo showing him in his hospital bed. His right forearm in plaster, his left thumb up.

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