Lorenzo Gobbo: Italian cyclist in intensive care after he is punctured by a piece of track
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Gobbo was competing in the men's junior omnium at the event in Ghent
Italian cyclist Lorenzo Gobbo is in intensive care after his lung was punctured by a piece of wooden track at the European Under-23 and Junior track Championships in Ghent, Belgium.
The wood cut Gobbo's thigh and pierced his side, puncturing his lung. The 17-year-old was rushed to hospital, where a surgeon removed the wood.
"After the operation he is recovering well but stays in intensive care to prevent infections," Frank Glorieux, chief executive of meet organisers Cycling Vlaanderen told ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport.
Glorieux had visited Gobbo on Saturday and said the rider was awake with his parents alongside him, adding: "Everything is under control."
Gobbo was riding in the scratch race of the men's junior omnium when there was a crash. A pedal went into the track, dislodging a piece of it, which the rider then fell on.
Workers repair the track at the Vlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx in Ghent