Post by schumi on Jul 9, 2009 6:06:33 GMT
INJURED Pirates star Hans Andersen is facing a race against time to help Denmark defend their World Team Cup title.
Poole Castle Cover’s new pin up boy was violently flung over the fence after colliding with Emil Sayfutdinov in a Swedish League match on Tuesday.
Andersen sat out the Dorset club’s 59-33 home Elite League triumph over Ipswich last night with an injury to his left arm.
Miraculously, he didn’t suffer any broken bones in a horrendous spill that can be viewed on YouTube by typing in ‘Dackarna vs Piraterna Hans Andersen’.
The Dane was leading heat 16 for his Swedish team Dackarna at Piraterna as he headed into the third turn.
But as Sayfutdinov tried to go round the outside of Andersen, he leant too far over into the Danes’ handlebars, their two bikes collided, flinging the Russian into the safety fence and catapulting Andersen over it.
Andreas Jonsson was also caught up in the carnage, falling heavily after trying to lay it down to avoid Andersen and Sayfutdinov’s machines, with only Jonas Davidsson avoiding the crash.
Andersen, included in the Denmark team due to get the World Cup underway against Russia, Sweden and the Czech Republic at Vojens on Saturday, told the Echo last night: “I’m just completely battered and bruised.
“But it’s been confirmed that no bones have been broken.
“I have a problem with my left hand. I took a big knock to the hand and I hardly have any movement in my fingers.
“It was a big crash and I fell over the fence, so at the moment I just have to sit back and give it time.
“I’ll wait and see what happens. I’ll see my physio and go from there because my whole body is battered and bruised.
“I’ll be devastated if I have to miss the World Cup because it means so much to all of us Danish boys.”
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk
Poole Castle Cover’s new pin up boy was violently flung over the fence after colliding with Emil Sayfutdinov in a Swedish League match on Tuesday.
Andersen sat out the Dorset club’s 59-33 home Elite League triumph over Ipswich last night with an injury to his left arm.
Miraculously, he didn’t suffer any broken bones in a horrendous spill that can be viewed on YouTube by typing in ‘Dackarna vs Piraterna Hans Andersen’.
The Dane was leading heat 16 for his Swedish team Dackarna at Piraterna as he headed into the third turn.
But as Sayfutdinov tried to go round the outside of Andersen, he leant too far over into the Danes’ handlebars, their two bikes collided, flinging the Russian into the safety fence and catapulting Andersen over it.
Andreas Jonsson was also caught up in the carnage, falling heavily after trying to lay it down to avoid Andersen and Sayfutdinov’s machines, with only Jonas Davidsson avoiding the crash.
Andersen, included in the Denmark team due to get the World Cup underway against Russia, Sweden and the Czech Republic at Vojens on Saturday, told the Echo last night: “I’m just completely battered and bruised.
“But it’s been confirmed that no bones have been broken.
“I have a problem with my left hand. I took a big knock to the hand and I hardly have any movement in my fingers.
“It was a big crash and I fell over the fence, so at the moment I just have to sit back and give it time.
“I’ll wait and see what happens. I’ll see my physio and go from there because my whole body is battered and bruised.
“I’ll be devastated if I have to miss the World Cup because it means so much to all of us Danish boys.”
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk