Soler update thread

[woodburn]

Injuries remind me of Saul Raisin. Hope for a better outcome.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

does anyone know what actually happened?

On another forum they are saying that on an easy piece of road that should not have caused any problems he overcooked a corner, ran off the road, and hit a spectator then a fence.

 

[Ferminal]

Hoping for the best!

 

[cineteq]

On another forum they are saying that on an easy piece of road that should not have caused any problems he overcooked a corner, ran off the road, and hit a spectator then a fence.

I was hoping he wasn't at fault...but putting the pieces together: Cooke behind & Cancellara ahead when he crashed, and now this story...it's just too sad

 

[seaby71]

talent like his in the mountains is rare, hope he fights the same way medically and gets back to where he deserves to be, back on top of a mountain

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

I was hoping he wasn't at fault...but putting the pieces together: Cooke behind & Cancellara ahead when he crashed, and now this story...it's just too sad

I read at another place that his bike broke and there is some question about whether it happened before or after the crash. Maybe it was not Soler's fault.

 

[patrick767]

Right now it sounds like Soler is fighting for his life. Career concerns can come later. Get well, Soler.

 

[Dedelou]

Soler really can't take a break (excuse the pun). I know we give him stick about his poor bike handling skills, but this is ridiculous.

such a sad event . Makes you think about what the entire peloton face all the time and how quickly tragedy can set in so fast in this sport. I hope for Soler that he comes out okay and even stronger . And for his family I wish them some peace , support through the hard times and hopes that he will be safe .

 

[Simply The Best]

Hope he makes a speedy recovery. This last month has to be one of the worst any sport has ever had to indure.

 

[Bennyl]

terrible news! I hope the worst does not come to past and that he does somehow, make a full recovery.

 

[craig1985]

such a sad event . Makes you think about what the entire peloton face all the time and how quickly tragedy can set in so fast in this sport. I hope for Soler that he comes out okay and even stronger . And for his family I wish them some peace , support through the hard times and hopes that he will be safe .

I've been thinking about how lucky that I've been over the years. It would be the same for the pro's as well. On stage 3 Cunego went down hill like a madman, and so did Sagan, yet one mistake and either one of them would have been on the deck with some nasty injuries.

 

[Escarabajo]

Get well Soler.

Here in the news in Colombia they showed him going into the Surgery room. His head looked bad but he was still awake and talking (??). Anyway, I hope he recovers quickly.

 

[just some guy]

I've been thinking about how lucky that I've been over the years. It would be the same for the pro's as well. On stage 3 Cunego went down hill like a madman, and so did Sagan, yet one mistake and either one of them would have been on the deck with some nasty injuries.

I had that thought after WW anyone who does not take some id out with them when they ride is just plan dumb, even in a group ride.

 

[webvan]

Baden Cooke reckons he ended up in a fence

http://twitter.com/#!/badencooke

Poor guy, just when he was back at the top. Hard to understand how a fence could cause so much damage especially with a helmet? But a dramatic accident is always a series of things going wrong. Best of luck to him.

 

[just some guy]

http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-tourofswitzerland-solercrash

Movistar’s press team told The Associated Press that Soler may have hit a curb, flown over his handlebars and hit either a pole or fence, and may have “impacted against a spectator.”

 

[Kwibus]

I've been thinking about how lucky that I've been over the years. It would be the same for the pro's as well. On stage 3 Cunego went down hill like a madman, and so did Sagan, yet one mistake and either one of them would have been on the deck with some nasty injuries.

Well Salerno actually fell in that descent when he almost bridged to Cunego. He has a broken collarbone. It's a very dangerous sport.... The only protection they wear is a helmet while they reach speeds of 90km/h on a descent.

 

[auscyclefan94]

So no updates at all on the guy's condition yet?

 

[just some guy]

So no updates at all on the guy's condition yet?

Not that I can find.

Something strange about yesterdays stage it seems like a lot of people hit the road, nervous racing on stage 6 ?

 

[Kwibus]

I really feel very bad for Soler. He was finally back at the top... finally! After 4 years of struggling with an extreme diversity of broken bones because of falls. Now he was back and this happens..... IFFF he recovers I don't think it's mentally possible for someone to get back at the top.

Best wishes for Soler. I hope he gets well soon. It will be a hell recovering both physically and mentally.

 

[Spine Concept]

Don't know if this has been posted here already, apologies if it has. This is from the wielerflits website - which is in Dutch.

Juan Mauricio Soler in the hospital of St. Gallen and is in an induced coma. The condition of the Colombian is still serious. Soler broke his skull in a fall in the sixth stage. In addition, the fall damaged his lungs and broke his ankle.

Soler will remain in intensive care. ''It is serious,'' said team doctor Alfredo Zuniga. ''He's unconscious, but fortunately his condition is stable. Currently there seems to be no complications.''

 

[No_Balls]

I of course hoping for the best but expecting the worst. Brain trauma is not a joke.

God speed, Soler

 

[craig1985]

Well Salerno actually fell in that descent when he almost bridged to Cunego. He has a broken collarbone. It's a very dangerous sport.... The only protection they wear is a helmet while they reach speeds of 90km/h on a descent.

I saw that he crashed, but I didn't realise it was that bad. Poor guy, I hope he gets better soon.

Don't know if this has been posted here already, apologies if it has. This is from the wielerflits website - which is in Dutch.

Juan Mauricio Soler in the hospital of St. Gallen and is in an induced coma. The condition of the Colombian is still serious. Soler broke his skull in a fall in the sixth stage. In addition, the fall damaged his lungs and broke his ankle.

Soler will remain in intensive care. ''It is serious,'' said team doctor Alfredo Zuniga. ''He's unconscious, but fortunately his condition is stable. Currently there seems to be no complications.''

I'd hate to be in the Soler family right now.

 

[just some guy]

http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves2011/20110616_211009_soler-dans-le-coma.html

Google translate

Juan Mauricio Soler has been placed in medically induced coma Thursday for surgery to a fractured skull after his fall at the sixth stage of Tour de Suisse. The Colombian, who hit a spectator in the beginning of the course, had lost consciousness, a broken ankle and head bloodied. The viewer is suffering from "minor injuries", according to doctors.

Soler, who was second overall, was transported by helicopter to hospital where doctors also diagnosed with a skull fracture hematoma to the brain, and placed on life support because of a lung affected. " He has serious injuries, but we can not say now if his life is in danger, " said Dr. Robert Kretsch.

 

[The Sheep]

Hope he will recover okay.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

Well Salerno actually fell in that descent when he almost bridged to Cunego. He has a broken collarbone. It's a very dangerous sport.... The only protection they wear is a helmet while they reach speeds of 90km/h on a descent.

Bicycle helmets are not effective at that speed. Even at 50 km/h the energy absorbed with a helmet is equivalent to 45 km/h without one.