Riders struggle with news of Chad Young's critical injuries

Chad Young (Axeon Hagens Berman)

Chad Young (Axeon Hagens Berman) (Image credit: Axeon Hagens Berman)

Coming on the heels of the loss of Steve Tilford and the more distant tragedy of Michele Scarponi's death, the US peloton is reeling from news that Axeon Hagens Berman's Chad Young is not expected to recover from injuries sustained in a crash at the Tour of the Gila.

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