Thomas Casarotto gravely injured in Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia

[DAOTEC]

Tuttobiciweb changed the story so the kid is now in a deep coma.

Source:http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=32578&tp=n.

Cyclingnews has an updated version: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/casarotto-seriously-injured-in-giro-del-friuli-crash

 

[Michele]

Heard it on local news.
Terrible.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Another sad example of how a micro second on a bike can lead to success, or in this case, tragedy.
His family must be distraught at this awful turn of events.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Bah..just lost for words

 

[The Hitch]

The method of death reminds me of Evans almost hitting a van on the mortirolo descent. It didnt seem that fast at the time but could have killed him to. It just shows how dangerous this thing of ours can be. I understand people might die crashing into a mountain but there shouldnt be parked cars on races. This was a preventable death. Hope organisers learn to clean traffic from riders paths.

 

[TheDude]

sad day. Thoughts are with his team and family.

 

[stefrees]

That's awful, R.I.P. Thomas

Been a bad 10 days for cycling

 

[Anonymous]

very bad news. Cycling has had enough bad news over the last few years.

When will italian race organisers stop cars from being parked on courses. (not saying its only italian races but it does seem to be more of a problem in italy)

 

[pugdog]

According to tuttobici he is still alive in intensive care, but in serious condition.

edit to add quote:

Contrariamente a quanto comunicato da alcuni organi di informazione la Generali Uc Arcobaleno Mestre precisa che Thomas Casarotto versa in gravi condizioni nel reparto di terapia intensiva dell'ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine, ma è ancora in vita.

 

[Francois the Postman]

According to tuttobici he is still alive in intensive care, but in serious condition.

edit to add quote:

Contrariamente a quanto comunicato da alcuni organi di informazione la Generali Uc Arcobaleno Mestre precisa che Thomas Casarotto versa in gravi condizioni nel reparto di terapia intensiva dell'ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine, ma è ancora in vita.

Thanks for that hopefully good news update pugdog.

By the way, if you post quotes here from other internet sources, you must also give the html link to the internet page where you got it from.

It's from here, if anyone needs it. [They picked a rather unfortunate photo for the story].

 

[DAOTEC]

EDIT:
Thomas Casarotto (20)[+Picture] went in a coma on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 22:00 hour, after a crash in the 3rd stage of the giro ciclistico del Friuli Venezia Giulia while being in the GC lead. Casarotto was considered a great Italian cycling promise. [CN].

"This is good news for the family, we wish them all the best"

Tuttobici had it wrong and also changed the story now.

 

[The Hitch]

Would be great if he could come back from death. Recent developments (death to coma) are a step in the right direction

We have a good record in this as well. Lots of cyclists come back from close to death. THat eritrean DAOTEC mentions Lavenir thread is another on top of the more known ones.

 

[DAOTEC]

Wasn't Contador more dead then alive at one time in his career Hitch and made it this far now?

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Would be great if he could come back from death. Recent developments (death to coma) are a step in the right direction

We have a good record in this as well. Lots of cyclists come back from close to death. THat eritrean DAOTEC mentions Lavenir thread is another on top of the more known ones.

To be fair to DAOTEC the story did break from Italy 3 hours ago that Casarotto had succcumed to his injuries.

Obviously Casarotto's injuries are serious, but where there is life there is hope.

 

[DAOTEC]

Couldn't agree more doc you must be a wise man Amen

 

[craig1985]

Either way, I feel badly for his parents, the rest of his friends, and his family. Hope he pulls through.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

I changed the name of the thread.

Susan

 

[DAOTEC]

Thank you so much Susan is appreciated.

 

[DAOTEC]

Update

"We are prepared for the worst but we still hope that Thomas can find forzenecessarie out of this situation"

ICU Hospital Santa Mary's Misericordiadi Udine.I doctors, who this morning met with the boy's parents, have sapereche his condition remains very critical and that Thomas is still in coma, the boy continues to require the equipment of machinery to breath.

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=32579&tp=n

 

[The Hitch]

Wasn't Contador more dead then alive at one time in his career Hitch and made it this far now?

Yep i was thinking of Contador, Lance + that eritrean among others.

Anyone know how quick the medical services were to get to him? Often when in comas, that determines life vs vegetative state. Since it was a race im assuming it would have been quite quick?

 

[El Pistolero]

Wasn't Contador more dead then alive at one time in his career Hitch and made it this far now?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3gEMmUrsD8

Here you see some footage of his "crash" in 2004.

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Though he was dead. Glad he still has a chance.

 

[DAOTEC]

Update & Thanks

Thank you so much El Pistolero keep them coming love it.

'Now the kid is dying'


Saturday, September 11, 2010 Last stage of Giro di Friuli canceled
Read more: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5624/Last-stage-of-Giro-di-Friuli-canceled.aspx#ixzz0zDuIfYRm

So yesterday result is final result, that Thomas would have won.

Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia [2.2]
Stage 3:
1. Adam Semple (Aus) Brisot Cardin Bibanese 4:34:34
2. Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) U.C. Trevigiani Dynamon Bottoli
3. Sven Schelling (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio - PL Valli
4. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway
5. Winner Anacona (Col) Caparrini Le Village - Vibert Italia 0:00:21
6. Paolo Colonna (Ita) Delio Gallina S.Inox a.s.d. 0:00:23
7. Yevgehiy Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:00:24
8. Edgaras Kovaliovas (Ltu) V.C. La Pomme Marseille 0:00:37
9. Robert Retschke (Ger) Continental Team Differdange 0:01:10
10. Stefano Agostini (Ita) Zalf Desiree Fior

21. Carlos Manarelli (Bra) Marchiol Pasta Montegrappa Orogild 0:01:28

General Classification:
1. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway 11:35:43 {Campeon}
2. Carlos Manarelli (Bra) Marchiol Pasta Montegrappa Orogild 0:00:45
3. Matteo Busato (Ita) Zalf Desiree Fior 0:01:28
4. Stefan Kirchmair (Aut) Tyrol - Team Radland Tirol
5. Kristian Durasek (Cro) BK Loborika
6. Sven Schelling (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio - PL Valli 0:02:13
7. Yevgehiy Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0:02:37
8. Edgaras Kovaliovas (Ltu) V.C. La Pomme Marseille 0:02:50
9. Shiarhei Papok (Bur) G.S. S.Marco Concrete Imet Caneva 0:03:04
10. Gregoire Tarride (Fra) V.C. La Pomme Marseille 0:03:09

 

[maltiv]

8
General Classification:
1. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway 11:35:43 {Campeon}

He's one of the most talented young climbers in Norway. He usually doesn't win anything, but he's pretty good nonetheless. Obviously, this win isn't really worth much though...hope casarotto will be okay.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Cancelling the last stage is a very decent thing to do. Sometimes GCs don't matter all that much. Hope the kid pulls through.

 

[DAOTEC]

update Sunday September 12 | 21:46

¿¿ 'hanging between life and death' ¿¿

Another day went buy for Thomas Casarotto, the rider from [Generali Uc Arcobaleno Mestre], still in a deep coma in ICU Hospital of Udine, however, gives no signs of recovery.

The situation for the whole day was unchanged compared to what is stated yesterday and the night: Thomas continues to live with the help of machines but the brain damage seen with the latest scan, at least for now, do not allow any movement or surgery according to the groupe of specialists combined in a medical team.

The latest bulletin, issued late this afternoon announced that Thomas Casarotto conditions remain exstremely desperate, and the general opinion about Thomas is, that the Vicenza boy is brain death.

Now the most important decision has been awarded to a council of three, of Italians highest profiled docters in this area to deside to pull the plug.

Meanwhile the heart broken parents of Thomas don't give up hope against all odds, even from the bureaucratic point of view, they are advocating for a possible transplantation of organs that would at least, or otherwise save other lives.

"Time passes and we unfortunately can do little to help Thomas," said president Mauro Flora "at the bottom there is still hope, but is fading away by the hour". All we want is to enter that room and see Thomas open his eyes and make us smile again, we hope at least the docters will allow our Thomas to continue to breath.

No comment just tears and a little prair for this

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