Absalon races mountain bike Worlds despite broken ribs

Former world and Olympic champion Julien Absalon (France) raced to an impressive sixth place finish at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on Saturday afternoon despite having three broken ribs from crashes sustained while training in the few days leading up to the championships.

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.