Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Great White Hype

Can anyone remember the last time the "next great American cyclist" wasn't hurt or sick?

Danielson with herniated disk

Slipstream-Chipotle's Tom Danielson will have to sit out in March, to take care of his herniated disk
Photo ©: Mark Johnson
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A crash in the first stage of the 2007 Vuelta a España is continuing to cause problems for Slipstream's Tom Danielson. He started suffering from some severe back pains in the Tour of California, and has since been diagnosed with "a herniated disk in the L5 S1 vertebrae".

"So now I am recovering and doing therapy to heal and build strong muscle to support the problem," he wrote on his website, tomdanielson.com. "The doctors are positive that if I avoid racing in March and continue building, I will be okay for the Tour of Georgia. So this only affects me by missing Paris-Nice, but should set me up well for the rest of the season!"

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3 comments:

  1. Brad Jackson6:38 PM

    Yeah that kid has had some bad luck. Hopefully he can return to old form. Scott are you doing any road races this year?

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  2. Gunga11:57 AM

    Boring! Tommy boy yes it sucks your hurt but he would just bitch anyway.

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  3. ScottyD12:16 PM

    Have you ever read his "resume"? He claims fastest ascents on a bunch of climbs no ones heard of or cares about.

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