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Bayliss Injured In
Bicycle Accident
T
hree-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayl-
iss was injured in a bicycling accident that will
see the Australian laid up for several months.
The accident left the 52-year-old Ducati legend
with a fractured C4 vertebra and "corresponding
spinal damage."
Bayliss has no exact recol-
lection of the incident, but it
appears that another bicycle
was exiting between two parked
cars, and he collided headfirst
into it. Most of the impact was
transferred through his head to
his neck, and he lost consciousness. He was im-
mediately treated and taken to a hospital.
While the injuries are serious, Bayliss' condition
is stable. He has since returned to his Gold Coast
home to begin his recovery.
"I'm okay and I'm home, but the crash means I
won't be riding a motorcycle until I regain full move-
ment in my arms and hands," he said. "I really just
wanted to let everyone know what's happened, that
I'm okay and that I'll be back in leathers as soon as
Three-time
WorldSBK Champion
Troy Bayliss suffered
a neck injury in a
bicycle accident. The
Australian says he'll
"be okay" and will be
back "in leathers" as
soon as he can.
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I can. It's been an intense weekend for me and
my family, but luckily, I'm okay and I will recover.
My doctors have been really positive, but there's
no firm indication of how long it will be until I
can regain enough control to get back on a
bike—maybe a few months, maybe longer; it just
depends on how the recovery goes once the
bones heal up."
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