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Olympic cycling champ floored by MotoGP Mamola Ducati ride

Stuart O'Grady suffers a seizure following Desmosedici pillion ride

Posted: 11 November 2009
by Visordown News

AN AUSTRALIAN Olympic cycling champion suffered a seizure after a ride on Ducati's Desmosedici two-seater racer at the Valencia MotoGP circuit on Sunday.

Stuart O'Grady collapsed soon after the high speed ride on the back of former GP god Randy Mamola but has now been given the all-clear and released from hospital.

Medical experts believe the nasty turn was probably triggered by the stress on his body from the extreme experience.

"When the ride finished of course I could feel my heart rate soaring, my blood pressure rising, but I didn't give it much more thought," said O'Grady, who has also won two stages of the Tour de France.

"But then I started having blotchy vision and 20 minutes later I had a seizure and collapsed."

Crikey, cobber!


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CarbonXR
 Brilliant!! I thought these Tour De France types where supposed to be tough!!??

Posted: 11/11/2009 17:36


TheColonel
*cough* too many steroids weakens the heart *cough*

Posted: 12/11/2009 10:44


Hernado Cochise
Randy Mamola rocks id risk a seizure for a shot on the 2 seater, met him and day of champions and went out of his way to be nice to my 3 year old, top bloke

Posted: 12/11/2009 12:00


J.G. Moore
Those cycleist are stronger than a garlic milkshake, but the G forces they experience at 20-40mph don't quite prepare em for the MamolaMissle. Bet Randy would have a similar siezure if he attempted the Alps wth Stew.

Posted: 12/11/2009 18:30


idiot@No10
so he fainted then...

Posted: 20/11/2009 18:32

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