Former professional cyclist Mario Cipollini has sustained a fractured knee after hitting a tree in a skiing accident on December 26, according to Europa Press.
Cipollini was on a high-speed downhill run at the ski resort of Abetone, near Lucca when he hit the tree. He was attended by resort personnel before being transferred to hospital in Lucca where he was operated on by Italian football team doctor Enrico Castellacci.
