Brooks stable after violent crash

Team Type 1's Ben Brooks is hospitalised in stable condition following a violent crash Wednesday during the opening stage of the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic in Bend, Oregon.

The 29 year-old Australian fell victim to one of a half dozen cattle guard crossings along the 83-mile (133.5 km) Prineville road race. A cattle guard is a series of parallel metal bars installed in the road to deter cattle and other hoofed animals from crossing. The gaps between the bars are wide enough for an animal's legs to fall through.