Broken Bones In Cycling | GCN Asks The Pros

Clock00:00, Tuesday 7th March 2017

An unfortunate certainty of professional cycling is crashing. Sadly sometimes bones get broken, Matt talks about his broken bones as well as asking the pros.

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Ex-Professional Cyclist Matt Stephens talks about his own crashes giving a total of 7 broken bones. Matt's bones include jaw, nose, collarbone x2, pelvis, tibia and tibial plateau.

Have you suffered a broken bone(s) as a result of a crash? Let us know in the comments 👇

Matt interviews the following riders whilst at the Abu Dhabi Tour to find out their broken bone total.

Jack Haig - Orica Scott
Tao Geoghegen Hart - Team Sky
Manuel Quinziato - BMC Racing Team
Robert Gesink - Team LottoNL Jumbo
Johann Van Zyl - Dimension Data
Alexey Vermeulen - Team LottoNL Jumbo
Fumiyuki Beppu - Trek Segafredo
Michael Gogl - Trek Segafredo
Rafal Majka - Bora Hansgrohe
Mark Renshaw - Dimension Data
Tanel Kangert - Astana Pro Team

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