>\u00a0\u201cSee how many cyclists get killed by cars\u201d: Lorena Wiebes struck by hit-and-run driver<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhat scares me is that I don\u2019t remember anything,\u201d he told the Brittany-based newspaper. \u201cI don\u2019t remember going for a ride, I don\u2019t remember texting my loved ones before hitting the road. I don\u2019t remember the accident either.<\/p>\n \u201cAll I can think of is my speedometer, which says I was going 50kph on a slight downhill. For almost four hours after that, it\u2019s a complete blank. I have no recollection whatsoever. Nothing.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s astonishing is that I didn\u2019t lose consciousness. I came to during the CT scan at the hospital. Even now, I\u2019m still wondering what I\u2019m doing here. I haven\u2019t quite grasped what happened. It feels like I didn\u2019t experience it at all. It\u2019s really strange to talk about this. But it\u2019s been a huge blow.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked about another training crash in June, which prevented him from taking part in his first ever Tour de France, Guernalec said: \u201cHonestly, it\u2019s completely unrelated. That was a bike fall. It was just bad luck, it didn\u2019t affect my health. When you know the cause, it’s also easier to accept the consequences. Since my fall in June, I\u2019d completely moved on. And then, you break a hand, an ankle, or a leg, sure.<\/p>\n \u201cBut a vertebra,\u00a0that\u2019s practically the spinal cord\u2026 This time, it\u2019s a whole different ball game. I came within a hair\u2019s breadth of being in a wheelchair. I know you can have an accident every day while driving, but this is serious. If you saw my helmet\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Guernalec, who Le T\u00e9l\u00e9gramme reports is expected to join another French team, TotalEnergies, with Ark\u00e9a-B&B Hotels set to fold at the end of the year, says he is currently unsure what the lasting effects of the crash will be, or when he will be able to get back on his bike.<\/p>\n However, the 28-year-old says the crash has made him reflect on his sport and the inherent dangers associated with cycling on the road<\/p>\n \u201cFirst, there will be six weeks without anything, even getting in a car is going to be difficult,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope to be home by Monday at the latest. As for the rest, I have no idea. The doctors can\u2019t tell me. It\u2019s too early. As I said, I was able to walk a little, which is somewhat reassuring.<\/p>\n \u201cIn any case, it makes you think about our sport, its dangers, and the risks of this profession. Right now, I don\u2019t really want to talk about the future; we’ll see.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I\u2019ve calmed down, I might have a different perspective, I don\u2019t know. Right now, I\u2019m in a pretty bad way.\u201d<\/p>\n >\u00a0\u201cWe cyclists don\u2019t have much to protect us\u201d: Pro cyclist urges drivers to \u201cbe careful\u201d after being \u201chit hard\u201d by motorist who failed to give way during training session, leaving her in \u201cpain everywhere\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Guernalec\u2019s collision with a motorist came in the same week Lorena Wiebes revealed that she had been struck from behind by a hit-and-run driver<\/a> while riding her e-mountain bike at home in the Netherlands, adding to the ever-increasing catalogue of pro cyclists involved in driver-related crashes this year.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the person who hit me and didn\u2019t stop \u2013 luckily I\u2019m quite okay but this could be way worse, especially because I got hit from the back,\u201d the five-time Tour de France Femmes stage winner posted on Instagram, alongside a photo of her damaged bike.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to the two [people] who stopped to check I\u2019m okay. Also more frustrated if you see how many cyclists get killed by cars.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Belgian cyclocross champion Marion Norbert Riberolle required stitches for a deep leg wound and warned drivers to \u201cbe careful\u201d<\/a> after she was struck by a motorist during a training ride.<\/p>\n In October, former Tour de France white jersey winner Pierre Latour was denied the opportunity to finish his career on his own terms after being hit by a lorry driver\u2019s rear-view mirror while training for what would have been his final race<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Thibault](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aw73242.jpg\" "\\"Thibault")
Thibault Guernalec, men\u2019s time trial, 2024 world championships, Zurich (credit: Alex Whitehead\/SWpix.com)<\/p>\n![\"Lorena](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/screenshot-2025-11-19-092620.png\" "\\"Lorena")
Lorena Wiebes hit and run (credit: Lorena Wiebes\/Instagram)<\/p>\n