Horner in hospital

By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in Kansas City, Kansas

Chris Horner, who is racing this cyclo-cross season for the Indiana University Medical Center, was scheduled to race in the elite national cyclo-cross championships in Kansas City on Sunday, but was noticeably absent from the starting grid. The American that recently signed to race with Astana on the road for the 2008 season was rushed to a local hospital after it was determined he needed an emergency appendectomy.