Frenchman will be able to contest national championships next weekend
AG2r-La Mondiale’s Lloyd Mondory was one of several riders caught up in the mêlée during stage four of the Tour de Suisse that resulted in a massive crash. His team has reported on their website that, despite tumbling hard into the race barricades, Mondory was spared any serious injury.
The Frenchman had to abandon the race along with compatriot Arnaud Coyot (Caisse d’Epargne) and Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo TestTeam). The race jury ruled HTC-Columbia’s Mark Cavendish was at fault for deviating from his line, and penalised him 25 points in the polka-dot points jersey classification, 30 seconds in the overall classification and 200 Swiss Francs (~$175, £118, €143). The Manxman, who has since also abandoned the race, was also relegated to the back of the group, which finished him 105th on the stage.
According to the team, Mondory was unable to start the following stage due to a problem with his ankle. When he returned to France he underwent a thorough examination that yielded some good news.
“The scans and radios he had taken yesterday found no fracture, and now he is feeling virtually no more pain. Lloyd, who is on the short list for the Tour de France, will take part in the French championships on June 27,” explained the team’s website.
Coyot was the most seriously injured of the crash victims. The 29-year-old underwent surgery to his humerous and scaphoid bone yesterday in Lille, France. Doctors successfully inserted a screw into the Frenchman’s scaphoid bone, and he will be able to resume training in three weeks time.