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Terrible fall for Greg Minnaar in Val di Sole: 3 damaged vertebrae

Very bad fall of Greg Minnaar who, fortunately, seems to have no problems for a total recovery. Just a lot of patience and rehabilitation. Click on the image for more details

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David Finetto

4 September 2022

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It's not quite how I imagined ending the season, but it happens. A rather terrible crash in free practice led me to a quick helicopter trip to the hospital and a scary couple of hours to figure out what the damage was. I'm still getting a couple of results, but I know I have 3 fractured vertebrae. The good news is that they are stable, the bad news is that I will be in collar for the next three months. Gutted about not being able to compete in the final race but I'm pretty excited to be finished 10th overall and still be protected for 2023. Thanks for all the kind messages from everyone and will keep you posted when I know more.. - Greg Minnaar

From these words you can perceive how Greg Minnaar is still motivated for another season of downhill at a high level: STAINLESS!

Best wishes for a good recovery to the great Greg from the entire 365 editorial staff.

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Written by David Finetto

ppgad@pucrs.br I am passionate about everything that has 2 wheels: in my youth I practiced competitive cycling on the road and on the track with good results. At the age of 18 I moved to cross country competing at national/international level as U23. Once I passed Elite, I made the choice to take things easier from the training point of view, and that's how my love for gravity disciplines was born, training as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made my passion my profession by managing 3 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way, everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube 'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').

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