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WTCC: Mountain bike accident for Lada driver Jaap van Lagen

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Khatir Soltani
From WTCC

Lada Sport driver Jaap van Lagen broke his collarbone during a work out on his mountain bike last Saturday.

Van Lagen jumped over a tree and was settling for another jump when his rear wheel got stuck.

The Dutchman was thrown in the air and landed on a tree trunk. "I immediately knew something was wrong," he said.

Jaap van Lagen cycled three kilometres with an injured left shoulder to the nearest village before being taken to hospital, where x-rays revealed a multiple fracture to his left collarbone.

The Lada driver underwent surgery that same afternoon, his collarbone being fixed with a large metal plate.

"The operation was successful," Jaap said from his hospital bed. "After six weeks the bone will be fully repaired, but well before that I will be able to practice. And by the start of the WTCC season I will be in great shape again."

Red Bull Racing Formula 1 driver Mark Webber broke a leg late last year when his bicycle collided with a car during a competition in Tasmania.



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Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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