In a serious accident on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca, six members from the German railway bike team hit by a car and were seriously injured.
As the German Cycling Association informed German Cycling, the athletes were taken to the hospital for medical care, there is no danger to any athletes.
The six athletes are the former U23 European champion Tobias Buck-Gramcko, the two World Cup thirds Benjamin Boos and Bruno Kessler as well as Max-David Briese, Moritz Augentstein and Louis Gentzik, all of whom belong to the endurance national team.
The accident occurred on Monday morning near the Palma de Mallorca Airport, not far from the team district. According to the association, a driver who is said to be 89 years old has overlooked the group and drove into them head -on. National coach Lucas Schadlich, who drove in the accompanying vehicle, was an eyewitness to the accident.
Accident driver not under drugs
No one was seriously injured by the athletes, but there were numerous fractures, which “has a long training and competition break”, it said by German Cycling. The next climax is on the program from February 12th to 15th in Heusden-Zolder in Belgium.
The driver has been tested negatively for alcohol and drugs, reported the island newspaper “última Hora”. Accordingly, the driver told the official that he had not seen the group and was distracted.