A young Italian cyclist competing at the U23 European Track Championships on Friday was injured and taken to the hospital after a freak accident during a race. Lorenzo Gobbo, 17, was riding in the race in Belgium when a group of bikes crashed and a piece of the track was lifted up from a pedal, Cycling News reported. The piece of track went through Gobbo’s back and pierced his lung. “He is on intensive care. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP“He said he would have won rather than make the newspapers this way.

Source: Fox News July 17, 2019 11:22 UTC