Video: Lukas Verzbicas’ Road To Recovery - Competitor.com

Published by RunnerSpace.com/Pro - Aug 18 2012, 02:48 PM

Video: Lukas Verzbicas’ Road To Recovery

  • By Triathlete.com
  • Published 2 days ago

  

Up-and-coming American professional triathlete Lukas Verzbicas suffered a serious crash on his bike while riding in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 31.

Verzbicas suffered several injuries, including a broken thorax, two broken vertebrae, a broken clavicle and a partially collapsed lung. In the past two weeks, Verzbicas has undergone several surgeries and has had two rods put into his back to stabilize his spine and screws in his clavicle. The impact of his injuries have also caused Verzbicas to lose a significant amount of weight.

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