Friday the 13th turned out to be unlucky for Charlotte Becker of Equipe Nürnberger. The 25 year-old broke her collarbone, and now is unsure whether she will be able to ride the German national time trial championships, which she won in 2006 and finished second in last year.
Her crash in the second stage of the Iuretta-Emakumeen Bira happened shortly before the finish line. "Suddenly a rider shot in front of me on the rain-wet street and slid out on a curve. That was totally unnecessary under those conditions," she said. "I had no chance to react. I'm always careful in the rain in order to avoid crashes. But that all happened so fast."
