Fignon crashed in the Tour of Italy late last month and badly hurt his back; the injury cost the Frenchman 10 vital days of training.

She crashed badly and was seriously injured.

Julich, 27, crashed badly on a rapid descent and had to quit the race.

Last year he crashed badly in the quarter-finals to emerging Andrei Medvedev of the Ukraine.

But in mid-April, not long before his 35th birthday, Lejaretta crashed badly in a race outside nearby Bilboa.

He crashed badly in practice, broke a leg and missed a race for the first time in his grand prix career.

In 2011, in a ski flying training in Planica he lost control in flight and crashed badly into the hill.

Unfortunately he crashed badly resulting in a broken wrist and head injuries and was unable to attend.

On the second day of qualifying, he badly crashed his primary car, and the team was forced to make repairs, since he had no backup.

In the 1972 Tour he crashed badly on a descent and was temporarily amnesic.