American cyclist Ezra Caudell stays hospitalized with “multi-system trauma” after being critically injured in a crash throughout Sunday’s Philadelphia Cycling Classic, his workforce mentioned on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old Modern Adventure Pro Cycling rider was concerned in a collision with Belgium’s Milan Menten of Lotto-Intermarché early within the males’s race. Caudell was knocked unconscious within the crash and each riders have been taken to native hospitals for therapy, in accordance to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Modern Adventure posted an update on Caudell’s situation to social media on Tuesday night, two days after the accident.
“Ezra remains hospitalized and is actively receiving care for multi-system trauma he sustained as a result of his crash at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic,” the workforce mentioned.
“He has an incredible team working diligently and family at his bedside. We are grateful for the thoughts and ongoing outpouring of support.”
No additional particulars have been supplied concerning the nature of Caudell’s accidents or his prognosis.
Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker said after Sunday’s race that metropolis officers have been monitoring the situation of two cyclists who had required hospital therapy after the crash.
“City first responders, including our Fire Department, on-site medical personnel, and my leadership team responded immediately to the incident, and I am grateful for their service,” Parker mentioned. “Our thoughts and prayers are with both cyclists, their families and teams.”
Lotto-Intermarché haven’t publicly supplied particulars about Menten’s situation.
Caudell has emerged as some of the promising younger American street cyclists. The Georgia native completed fourth within the under-23 street race on the US nationwide championships in June earlier than putting seventh in opposition to the nation’s main professionals within the elite males’s street race the next day.
The teenager has additionally gained expertise in Europe this season. He was the youngest rider within the area at Paris-Roubaix in April, ending 121st in his debut on the celebrated one-day traditional, and likewise competed on the Arctic Race of Norway and Tour of Denmark.
Caudell rides for Modern Adventure Pro Cycling, the American workforce based by former Tour de France stage winner George Hincapie. His teammate Ben Oliver completed seventh in Philadelphia on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Cycling Classic returned last weekend after a decade-long absence, reviving top-of-the-line recognized races in American biking. The course took riders by way of central Philadelphia and alongside the Schuylkill river earlier than the traditional climb through Manayunk.