hoogerland gets 33 stitches after tour de france crash
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Hoogerland gets 33 stitches after Tour de France crash

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Dutchman Johnny Hoogerland had 33 stitches inserted to close deep gashes in his leg after he was hit by a car on the ninth stage of the Tour de France, his team said on Monday. Hoogerland and Juan Antonio Flecha had been part of a five-man breakaway that was vying for victory in Sunday\'s 208km stage from Issoire to Saint-Flour in the Massif Central. However the pair were hit by an overtaking France TV car 35km from home. Vacansoleil rider Hoogerland was sent somersaulting into a barbed wire fence while Team Sky\'s Flecha hit the deck at full speed. Both riders finished the race, with Hoogerland stepping on to the podium, in tears, to receive the best climber\'s polka dot jersey. Hoogerland attended hospital in Saint-Flour on Sunday night where doctors used 33 stitches to close the deep wounds in his leg. Pictures show the car trying to overtake the five-man breakaway but pulling in prematurely to try and avoid hitting a tree. Furious Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme said the car had failed to heed directives on the race\'s official radio channel and so was thrown off the race. The television company involved apologised for the incident. \"France Television apologises to the riders, the teams and to the ASO (Amaury Sports Organisation) for the accident during the ninth stage of the Tour de France which was caused by a technical assistance vehicle covering the race,\" said a statement. \"France Television will respect fully the measures which will be taken by the ASO to improve safety.\" Sunday\'s incident was the second such accident on the race. On Wednesday, Denmark\'s Nicki Sorensen was lucky to escape serious injury when a motorbike carrying a photographer tried to squeeze past the peloton through a non-existent gap on the side of the road. The motorbike clipped the Saxo Bank rider, who crashed to the ground heavily. He is still in the race.

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