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Sanchez wins stage 4 of the Tour of the Alps, Siutsou best in Croatia: Daily News Digest
Buchanan comments on lack of bike brand, undergoes surgery
by CyclingTips
Multiple BMX and mountain biking world champion Caroline Buchanan has enjoyed considerable success, but announced on Wednesday that she has not secured a bike brand for the current season. She commented on the situation via her Instagram account, thanking the companies which have backed her, but also making clear that she believes she warrants more support.
“To these amazing brands tagged who power me towards my goals I want to say thank you!” she wrote. “I believe the current state of the industry is in a transition stage. The frustrating part is apparently I don’t fit the mold!
“I am never going to devalue my worth and ability to do what I do, JUST because that’s how the industry is at the moment. I’m not JUST a bmxer or JUST a mountain biker….I am a multiple Olympian, multiple discipline cycling world champion, a role model and game changer!”
Buchanan also gave an update to her injury situation, saying that she would undergo surgery on Thursday to “get my chest cut open, sternum realigned and plated with 6 screws.” She was involved in car accident in December and was badly injured.
SURGERY TIME
3 half months ago I broke my sternum, collapsed both my lungs and broke my nose!
Today I go under the knife again to get my chest cut open, sternum realigned and plated with 6 screws
Another 6-8 weeks recovery and all going well il have 2 wheels back underneath me! pic.twitter.com/lqWZRqcmJF— Caroline Buchanan (@CBuchanan68) April 19, 2018