Cycling: “30 stitches”, legend Jeannie Longo hospitalized after a big fall in race

Jeannie Longo a lourdement chuté. Midi Libre – THIERRY MBOM

Olympic champion and multiple medalist in road racing Jeannie Longo fell during a competition in the Loire.

An accident that could have had disastrous consequences. The 65-year-old rider fell on Saturday, August 17, during the Prix Cycliste de Lentigny, in the Loire, which was a stage of the FSGT (Sports and Gymnastics Federation of Work) cycling event, according to Le Progrès.

The 1996 Olympic road race champion lost control of her bike after hitting a pothole in the road at around 2 p.m.

This fall required around thirty stitches on her knee. Jeannie Longo had to be hospitalized at the Roanne hospital, also in the Loire.

Another cyclist also hospitalized

A few minutes later, another cyclist fell as he approached the finish line in Lentigny. According to initial findings, the 68-year-old man was seriously injured in the arm with an open fracture of the elbow and a broken collarbone.

The race was then neutralized for a few minutes while emergency services intervened.