Swiss rider Stefan Küng has jaw surgery after Paris-Roubaix crash
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Published: 10 Apr, 2018 CET.
Updated: Tue 10 Apr 2018 21:21 CET
Swiss rider Stefan Küng has undergone surgery on his jaw following a crash in Sunday's Paris-Roubaix cycling classic, his BMC team announced on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old is facing up to six weeks on the sidelines as he recovers from his fall on the first section of the one-day race's infamous cobbled sections.
Küng serves in the BMC team as lieutenant to Belgian Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet.
"Stefan will be confined to a liquid diet for some time to minimise movement of his jaw but he is able to speak," said BMC doctor Max Testa.
The weekend's Paris-Roubaix was tainted by tragedy with the fatal heart attack suffered by 23-year-old Belgian cyclist Michael Goolaerts.
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The 24-year-old is facing up to six weeks on the sidelines as he recovers from his fall on the first section of the one-day race's infamous cobbled sections.
Küng serves in the BMC team as lieutenant to Belgian Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet.
"Stefan will be confined to a liquid diet for some time to minimise movement of his jaw but he is able to speak," said BMC doctor Max Testa.
The weekend's Paris-Roubaix was tainted by tragedy with the fatal heart attack suffered by 23-year-old Belgian cyclist Michael Goolaerts.
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