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Alinghi
Team
BERNARD
LABRO INJURED
AUCKLAND
- February 12, 2003 - French bowman Bernard Labro
sustained a broken clavicle in a traffic accident.
He will not be onboard SUI 64 for the 31st America's
Cup, which begins February 15 in New Zealand.
On
February 11, at approximately 15:00, Bernard was
driving his motor scooter on a busy Auckland street.
A bus traveling in the right lane failed to indicate
before making a sudden left hand turn. In order
to avoid hitting the bus head on, Bernard was forced
to break hard and Bernard jumped free of the scooter.
He hit the pavement, breaking his left clavicle.
He sustained no other injuries.
Dr.
Lucy Holzhausen, the Team Alinghi medic and Xavier
Jolis, the Team Alinghi physiotherapist, accompanied
Bernard to Auckland Hospital. The prognosis calls
for conservative treatment and doctors expect the
bone will mend completely after 6 weeks. Bernard
will not sail until then, and his left arm is immobilized
in a sling, but doctors granted permission to resume
moderate activity within 3 weeks. For the America's
Cup competition, Bernard will carry on his integral
onshore role with Team Alinghi, contributing his
expertise to the rig, mast, and clothing departments.
CREW QUOTE
BERNARD
LABRO - BOWMAN : "A broken clavicle is not
a very major injury, but it is disappointing to
be injured right before the America's Cup, but there
is nothing I can do. I will carry on pushing in
certain areas where I can. This is my fourth America's
Cup, and I hope the next one will be better."
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
January
2003 : Winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup on ALINGHI
1992, 1995, 2000 Crew for Swiss Louis Vuitton Cup
challenger, bowman, mid bow
1997,1998, 1999 International match racing circuit,
with Jochen Schuemann
1997,1998, 1999 Corel 45 World championship, with
Flavio Favini
1995,1997,1998 Tour de France à la Voile
1997 Round Europe Race, Multi 60'
1996 Whitbread Around the World, "Innovation
Kvaerner" |
