by Mark Crispin Miller, News From Underground:
Italian singer Blanco, 19, halts concert (due to chest pains), 8 “vaxxidents” in Germany, 6 more in Italy and 1 in Belgium also are among this week’s “NON-fatals” throughout Europe
French national road race [cycling] and time trial champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot, who raced in the first edition of the revamped Tour de France Femmes in July, suffered a stroke last weekend. The 32-year-old Trek-Segafredo rider revealed the news in a social media post today, writing that she requires an operation to address the heart condition behind last Sunday’s stroke – which occurred just a week after she finished second overall and won a stage of the Simac Ladies Tour in the Netherlands. Earlier this week Cordon-Ragot dropped out of France’s elite women’s squad for the upcoming UCI road world championships simply citing medical reasons, but she has now confirmed that she was diagnosed after an MRI scan confirmed the fears of the French team’s medical staff.
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“Life always has surprises in store for you and this week more than ever, I learned that it is far more important than anything else,” she posted on Instagram and Twitter. “My non-presence at the next world championships, which many people claimed was down to a whim, fear of losing, lack of respect for the French team… and so on, is due to a stroke, of which I was a victim last Sunday. Not detected right away, I was lucky (yes, I say lucky) to be surrounded by medical staff (thank you Gwenaëlle Madouas, Maryline Salvetat and Mathieu Le Strat) who strongly advised me to carry out an MRI which surely saved my life.”
She continued: “Difficult to explain how I feel, I am exhausted, drained, sad, but at the same time so grateful and happy to have been able to return home to my loved ones. My season is therefore over, as you can guess (some will say that I am a crier and a sissy, for all these people refrain from commenting!). I will observe a period of rest and undergo an operation to resolve the cardiac problem at the origin of my accident.”
Before last weekend’s health scare, 2022 was arguably the most successful season of Cordon-Ragot’s 15-year professional career. In June, she won her sixth French time trial title and second national road race title, which saw her wear the famous Tricolore jersey at the following month’s inaugural Tour de France Femmes. In early August, she beat British rider Pfeiffer Georgi to win the Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden, before taking the time trial stage and finishing second overall behind Lorena Wiebes at the Simac Ladies Tour two weeks ago.
Stokes are thankfully rare among professional cyclists but have happened in the past. In 2014, Yerlan Pernebekov, a former Asian junior road champion and member of Astana’s UCI Continental development squad, died after suffering a stroke at the age of 19.
https://road.cc/content/news/french-pro-audrey-cordon-ragot-suffers-stroke-295999
BELGIUM
A driver feels ill at the wheel and seriously injures an 11-year-old girl in a bus shelter: her life is in danger
September 16, 2022
This Friday morning shortly after 7:30 a.m., the driver of a car fell ill on rue François Cornet in Awans and deviated from his trajectory. The driver of the car following him also deviated from his trajectory but managed to avoid him. The driver’s car ended up in a bus shelter where there was a mother from Awans and her 11-year-old daughter. The mother was slightly injured but her daughter was more seriously injured and was transported to MontLégia where she will be operated on this afternoon. Her life was considered in danger, but she is no longer on life support.
GERMANY
Hertha Berlin footballer Boetius has testicular cancer: fourth case in the Bundesliga
September 22, 2022
Hertha Berlin winger Jean-Paul Boetius is suffering from testicular cancer. He is the fourth Bundesliga player to receive such a diagnosis this season. 28-year-old Boetius was informed Wednesday after a urological examination and will be operated on Friday. The club said he “will be out for the foreseeable future”. Boetius’ teammate Marco Richter and Union Berlin defender Timo Baumgartl recently returned from testicular cancer. Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller, signed by Ajax in the summer, is still being treated for a malignant tumor after being diagnosed in the pre-season.
Heart attack and seizures – rescuers have a lot to do at the festival
September 19, 2022
The rescue service had a lot to do on the festival weekend. On Saturday alone there were 60 missions, said head of operations Marco Fest. Above all, it was about circulatory problems and epileptic seizures as well as minor injuries. [paywall]
8 not-fatal “vaxxidents”:
Bus trip to game ends in near disaster
September 12, 2022
Shock at the Berlin Eagles. The team, 60 people in a charter bus, was on its way to Schwäbisch Hall for the playoff quarterfinals of the German Football League when disaster almost struck on the A9. While driving, the bus driver suddenly collapsed. Berlin’s forwards coordinator Lee Rowland (69) prevented the worst by jumping on the brakes and the steering wheel, bringing the bus to a safe standstill in a construction site. The autobahn had to be completely closed, the bus driver was taken to the hospital in Leipzig and is said to have suffered a stomach rupture. The unfortunate 21:35 result the next day against Schwäbisch Hall was only a minor matter.
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