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| Shane Sutton, the head coach for the GB team, has been taken to hospital after suffering an accident when out cycling, just a day after Bradley Wiggins was knocked off his bike and hospitalised himself. The Tour de France winner was discharged on Wednesday with, according to sources, broken ribs and either a dislocated finger or thumb. | Shane Sutton, the head coach for the GB team, has been taken to hospital after suffering an accident when out cycling, just a day after Bradley Wiggins was knocked off his bike and hospitalised himself. The Tour de France winner was discharged on Wednesday with, according to sources, broken ribs and either a dislocated finger or thumb. |
| Team Sky said: "He suffered minor injuries, including a bruised hand and ribs, and was kept at the Royal Preston Hospital overnight as a precaution. Bradley has now gone home to recuperate with his family and there will be no long-term injury problems." | Team Sky said: "He suffered minor injuries, including a bruised hand and ribs, and was kept at the Royal Preston Hospital overnight as a precaution. Bradley has now gone home to recuperate with his family and there will be no long-term injury problems." |
| Team Sky's Dr Richard Freeman said: "Bradley has been discharged from hospital after suffering minor injuries, including bruises to his right hand and ribs, but is expected to make a full and speedy recovery. He is now going to spend the weekend at home convalescing with his family." | Team Sky's Dr Richard Freeman said: "Bradley has been discharged from hospital after suffering minor injuries, including bruises to his right hand and ribs, but is expected to make a full and speedy recovery. He is now going to spend the weekend at home convalescing with his family." |
| Police sources said the collision involving Sutton, on his bike, and a Peugeot 206 car took place at about 8.55am near the junction of Stockport Road and Clare Road in Levenshulme. The driver of the Peugeot was not injured. No arrests were made. | Police sources said the collision involving Sutton, on his bike, and a Peugeot 206 car took place at about 8.55am near the junction of Stockport Road and Clare Road in Levenshulme. The driver of the Peugeot was not injured. No arrests were made. |
| North West ambulance service confirmed a cyclist was taken to Salford Royal Hospital with a head injury after the collision. The cyclist was said to be conscious and breathing when taken away by ambulance. | |
| Wiggins had been out riding at about 6pm on Wednesday close to his home in Eccleston, near Chorley in Lancashire, when he was hit by a white Vauxhall Astra Envoy that is said to have emerged from a garage forecourt on to a main road, the A5209, next to junction 27 of the M6 near the village of Wrightington. He was taken by ambulance to Royal Preston hospital. | Wiggins had been out riding at about 6pm on Wednesday close to his home in Eccleston, near Chorley in Lancashire, when he was hit by a white Vauxhall Astra Envoy that is said to have emerged from a garage forecourt on to a main road, the A5209, next to junction 27 of the M6 near the village of Wrightington. He was taken by ambulance to Royal Preston hospital. |
| Sutton is likely to spend the next few days in hospital, according to his team, which put out a statement saying: "British Cycling has confirmed that Shane Sutton was involved in an incident this morning on the A6 near Levenshulme in Manchester. | Sutton is likely to spend the next few days in hospital, according to his team, which put out a statement saying: "British Cycling has confirmed that Shane Sutton was involved in an incident this morning on the A6 near Levenshulme in Manchester. |
| "Shane was taken into hospital where it was identified he has suffered bruising and bleeding on the brain. Shane was wearing a helmet. He is set to undergo more tests, and is likely to stay in hospital for the next few days. It is extremely rare that our riders and coaches are hurt while out cycling on the road, even rarer that two incidents should occur in a short space of time, and we wish Shane and Bradley a speedy recovery. | "Shane was taken into hospital where it was identified he has suffered bruising and bleeding on the brain. Shane was wearing a helmet. He is set to undergo more tests, and is likely to stay in hospital for the next few days. It is extremely rare that our riders and coaches are hurt while out cycling on the road, even rarer that two incidents should occur in a short space of time, and we wish Shane and Bradley a speedy recovery. |
| "Cycling is not an intrinsically dangerous activity but there is much more to be done to improve conditions for cyclists on the roads. British Cycling is calling on the government to put cycling at the heart of transport policy to ensure that cycle safety is built into the design of all new roads, junctions and transport projects, rather than being an afterthought." | "Cycling is not an intrinsically dangerous activity but there is much more to be done to improve conditions for cyclists on the roads. British Cycling is calling on the government to put cycling at the heart of transport policy to ensure that cycle safety is built into the design of all new roads, junctions and transport projects, rather than being an afterthought." |
| More details of Wiggins's crash emerged when a member of staff at the garage, Yasmin Smith, told ITV's Daybreak she was in the back room when she heard a screeching of tyres and a loud bang, and rushed outside to help. "I came straight outside to see a gentleman sat on the pavement, but I didn't realise who he was. I just went over to help. The ambulance and the police had been called. | More details of Wiggins's crash emerged when a member of staff at the garage, Yasmin Smith, told ITV's Daybreak she was in the back room when she heard a screeching of tyres and a loud bang, and rushed outside to help. "I came straight outside to see a gentleman sat on the pavement, but I didn't realise who he was. I just went over to help. The ambulance and the police had been called. |
| "[The driver] was very upset, even more upset when the police actually said: 'Do you realise who you've hit?' That really put her back, because obviously she felt bad enough." | "[The driver] was very upset, even more upset when the police actually said: 'Do you realise who you've hit?' That really put her back, because obviously she felt bad enough." |
| Smith, who said Wiggins's wife Cath was on the scene within about five minutes, earlier told the Lancashire Evening Post: "By the time I got there he had moved to a safer place but was still on the ground and he was in a lot of pain. He said he thought he had broken his ribs and while a lot of police cars arrived it was about 15 minutes before the ambulance got there, by which time he was blue." | Smith, who said Wiggins's wife Cath was on the scene within about five minutes, earlier told the Lancashire Evening Post: "By the time I got there he had moved to a safer place but was still on the ground and he was in a lot of pain. He said he thought he had broken his ribs and while a lot of police cars arrived it was about 15 minutes before the ambulance got there, by which time he was blue." |
| Another witness, truck driver Barry Blacklidge, told the Sun: "I could see a pushbike, like a mountain bike, and the front wheel was all buckled. I went into the garage and asked what was going on. She said: 'Bradley Wiggins has just been knocked off his bike.'" | Another witness, truck driver Barry Blacklidge, told the Sun: "I could see a pushbike, like a mountain bike, and the front wheel was all buckled. I went into the garage and asked what was going on. She said: 'Bradley Wiggins has just been knocked off his bike.'" |
| In a statement on their website, Team Sky said: "The injuries he has sustained are not thought to be serious and he is expected to make a full and speedy recovery. We will announce more details in due course." | In a statement on their website, Team Sky said: "The injuries he has sustained are not thought to be serious and he is expected to make a full and speedy recovery. We will announce more details in due course." |
| A spokeswoman for the hospital in Preston said she was unable to give out any information on its patients, while Lancashire police said: "We plan to speak to the driver later today as part of our inquiries." | A spokeswoman for the hospital in Preston said she was unable to give out any information on its patients, while Lancashire police said: "We plan to speak to the driver later today as part of our inquiries." |
| The AA's president, Edmund King, said: "This collision should act as a reminder to all drivers that we need to be more vigilant particularly when pulling out of entrances and turning at junctions. With autumnal weather and darker evenings it is essential to check and double-check for cyclists, pedestrians and indeed other road users before pulling out. We need to break down the 'two-tribe' mentality on the roads and coexist in harmony." | The AA's president, Edmund King, said: "This collision should act as a reminder to all drivers that we need to be more vigilant particularly when pulling out of entrances and turning at junctions. With autumnal weather and darker evenings it is essential to check and double-check for cyclists, pedestrians and indeed other road users before pulling out. We need to break down the 'two-tribe' mentality on the roads and coexist in harmony." |
| Wiggins was due to attend a number of interviews to promote his book My Time, which is published on Thursday, including a recorded item for the Graham Norton Show on BBC One to be broadcast on Friday night. | Wiggins was due to attend a number of interviews to promote his book My Time, which is published on Thursday, including a recorded item for the Graham Norton Show on BBC One to be broadcast on Friday night. |