The localcycling news team have received some news on the serious accident at this weekend's stage race in Lawrence:
Walt Blesser of the KCOI team send this:
As many of you know, two riders went down in the criterium at the VeloTek Grand Prix. Although I was not a witness to the crash, I was one of the first to stop and see Eldon Roush sprawled out in the grass afterwards…
Eldon was Life-Flighted to KUMED at 39th and Rainbow in KCKS.
I got word tonight that Eldon had emergency surgery tonight to repair to fractured vertebrae ….I heard that the doctors knew of no spinal chord injury, and that the vertebrae were to be fused together…I also heard Eldon could move his feet (but not confirmed).
I will try to update you as I hear more info. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
4.30.07:
I visited Eldon last night in the ICU. He had just come out of a surgery that involved placing a filter in one of his major arteries to prevent blood clots that may from in his legs from reaching his heart, like what happened to Derrick Thomas. Eldon conscious, but very weak and out of it.
I hope many of you can visit him this week.
Thanks.
Walter F. Bleser II, PE