Ugualmente Male! US cyclist Christian Vande Velde has crashed out of the Giro d'Italia bicycle race.
You'll remember from this photo that Vande Velde became the second US cyclist ever to wear the Giro's pink leader jersey last year when his team won the opening team time trial stage.
Things didn't go quite as well this year, as Garmin-Chipotle finished in second place on the Stage 1 team time trial on Saturday to Team Columbia. Then Vande Velde crashed out on Monday.
He was sitting in 8th place overall when he crashed.
Vande Velde was well enough to report from Twitter:
“Thanks everyone for your support. I body slammed myself something awful, but as always, I could've been worse…”
Brave words from a cyclist who suffered two broken ribs and severe bruises and sprains to the middle of his back.
Let's hope that Vande Velde is back in the peloton in time for the Tour de France, which starts on July 4.
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