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Burrows breaks (another) arm

This isn't Mike's first injury. Over the years he's broken both wrists, a collarbone and six ribs - all mountain-biking, and all, strangely, in East Anglia. The latest injury happened when he was out with some friends negotiating a muddy Norfolk track. His front wheel got stuck somehow and threw him off, and he landed awkwardly on his right arm.

True to character, Mike then pressed his spare innertube into service as a sling and walked with his friends to a nearby cafe, from where he was taken to hospital.

Given that in all his years of road riding Burrows has never had a serious injury (though plenty of tumbles) he's thinking it's time he gave up this mountain-biking lark. Anyone willing to bet we won't see him back at it once it's healed?

Oh, for the record he was riding a Giant NRS full-suspension bike...

Posted on 25 January 2001