Exclusive Post-Op Interview with Lance — powered by http://www.livestrong.com
Lance Armstrong, who broke his right collarbone after falling during the first stage of a five-day race in Spain Monday, wears a sling as he shows viewers an X-ray image of the metal plate and 12 screws that are holding his shattered bone in place. (Watch video above.)
“Initially we thought this was a simple fracture,” the seven-time Tour de France champion, 37, says. “Once we came home, we took additional X-rays, additional CT scans and realized the collarbone was actually in a quite a few pieces.”
He added that there are “a lot of questions” that are left to be answered.
“In almost 20 years of pro-cycling, I’ve very rarely had crashes,” he says on Livestrong.com. “I’ve been very lucky and very blessed when it comes to that. For this to happen now is a new experience for me, so I don’t know how my recovery will go.”
Although doctors say he could be riding within the next week, Armstrong says he will take it day by day and “ultimately get back on the bike.”
The seven-time Tour de France champ, 37, who came out of retirement in July, smashed his clavicle Monday in a pileup with other rides during a race in Spain. The injury creates a big hurdle in his bid to win an eighth Tour de France.
Armstrong — who is expecting a child with his girlfriend, Anna Hansen — ended a three-year retirement to return to competitive cycling in January.
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