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Cyclist\u00a0Richard Lam<\/strong>\u00a0was hospitalised on Sunday with broken ribs and other injuries following a crash during the Antigua and Barbuda Cycling Federation\u2019s (ABCF) first road race of the 2021 domestic season.<\/p>

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According to reports, Lam, who was jostling with other riders at the head of the race, hit a deep pothole just outside Bethesda village and was flung from his bike as a result. The rider was taken to the Mount St John\u2019s Medical Center with broken ribs and a suspected broken collar bone.<\/p>\n

President of the cycling federation,\u00a0St Clair Williams<\/strong>, explained that Lam was kept overnight for observation and may spend a few days at the hospital.

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\u201cThe guys were descending down into Bethesda where Richard Lam hit a pothole and went down crashing to the floor. Luckily, the other riders had a chance to steer away from that pothole and it was not a regular one, it was one of the deeper ones you would find. We called the ambulance and they took him to the hospital, assessed him and he stayed overnight. He is in good spirits; he\u2019s relaxing, he\u2019s resting and he will be there for maybe a few more days for observation to make sure all is well,\u201d he said.<\/p>

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However, according to Williams, riders injured during events put on by the cycling federation are fully covered under their insurance policy with a local company, Nagico, through Bryson\u2019s Insurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an accident insurance, so that is covered and I think in the last race we had an accident as well where we had to produce an accident report and submit it to the insurance company. In addition to that, we are just compiling another incident report as it pertains to what took place yesterday [Sunday] so we can submit it. It covers up to $250,000 if it was a group of about five, six or seven persons in a crash and it had to cover expenses, so it covers a wide range of things,\u201d he said.-DAILY OBSERVER<\/strong><\/p>

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