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<\/p>\nThe rising cyclocross star recently won the USCX series title. A GoFundMe seeks support for his medical care and family.<\/p>\n
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Tofik Beshir remains in an in ICU after a head-on collision with a vehicle, and a GoFundMe account has been started. (Photo: Getty Images\/Instagram)<\/p>\n
Published October 11, 2026 05:15AM<\/p>\n
Collegiate cyclist Tofik Beshir remains unconscious in intensive care after a head-on collision with a vehicle during a training ride Thursday near Lees-McRae College in North Carolina.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old was riding on a gravel road near campus in Banner Elk when the October 8 collision knocked him unconscious, according to officials. Emergency crews airlifted him to Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee.<\/p>\n
Timothy Hall, the college\u2019s cycling director and head coach, confirmed the incident Saturday. Details of the collision have not been confirmed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would love to be able to share more specifics of his injuries, but I am not at liberty to do so at this time,\u201d Hall said in a video posted on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n A GoFundMe post said that the injuries are \u201cconsistent with brain shear trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n A GoFundMe campaign<\/a> has begun to raise $200,000 to help cover medical treatment, rehabilitation and expenses for his family. So far, more than $85,000 has been raised.<\/p>\n Hall said Beshir\u2019s family and closest friends were with him and asked supporters to avoid hospital visits for now.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you believe in miracles? I believe in miracles, and it is a miracle that Tofik is still alive,\u201d he said. \u201cWe believe the best support right now would be through your prayers and your thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n Beshir was born in Ethiopia and raised in Arlington, Virginia, and entered college this fall. The Lees-McRae freshman competes across multiple disciplines, but cyclocross delivered some of his biggest results, including wins last week at the Charm City CX in Maryland.<\/p>\n The college has deep roots with cycling, and former WorldTour pros Brent Bookwalter and Andrew Talansky both studied there.<\/p>\n The crash comes less than two months after a driver struck members of Milligan University\u2019s cycling team<\/a> during an August 19 training ride in Hampton, Tennessee.<\/p>\n Sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers were killed, and seven teammates were injured, another devastating blow to the American collegiate cycling community.<\/p>\n