{"id":394539,"date":"2026-01-28T06:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/394539\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T06:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:47:15","slug":"jay-vine-broke-wrist-in-mid-race-kangaroo-collision-still-won-tour-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/394539\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Vine broke wrist in mid-race kangaroo collision, still won Tour Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jay Vine broke his wrist after colliding with a kangaroo at the Tour Down Under<\/a>, his UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad revealed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Australian, who went on to win the race overall, was struck by the animal on Sunday’s final stage and crashed off his bike<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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UAE Team Emirates-XRG\u2019s medical director Dr Adrian Rotunno said in a statement on Tuesday that Vine suffered a \u201csignificant\u201d fracture and has since undergone surgery.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter the race Jay reported pain in his wrist from his crash during the final stage,\u201d Rotunno said. \u201cAfter medical review, it was found that he sustained a significant left wrist scaphoid fracture, and underwent successful surgery on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe will be withdrawn from competition for post-op recovery and rehabilitation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vine was leading the race at the time of the kangaroo crash, having won the second stage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the race, he told reporters: \u201cEverything was going according to plan up until that point. Juan Sebasti\u00e1n [Molano] was doing a great job. The breakaway was well within reach. And then, unfortunately, we lost Mikkel [Bjerg], and he knocked the kangaroo into me. So it was just like pinballing inside the group there. But I didn’t fall too hard.”<\/p>\n

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Following his crash, Vine swapped bikes with team-mate Ivo Oliveira and rejoined the bunch to finish the race. He ultimately won overall by a minute and three seconds \u2013 the largest winning margin at the Tour Down Under since 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone asks me what’s the most dangerous thing in Australia and I always tell them it\u2019s kangaroos,\u201d Vine told ABC Australia<\/a>. \u201cThey wait and they hide in the bushes until you can\u2019t stop and they jump out in front of you. Point proven today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vine’s team-mate Bjerg is also reported to have suffered fractures during the crash, breaking his hand and shoulder, according to DR Sporten<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Visma-Lease a Bike<\/a> revealed on Monday that one of their riders, Menno Huising, broke his collarbone in the same incident.<\/p>\n

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