Six riders in Germany’s track cycling team were treated in a hospital on Monday after being struck by a car driven by an 89-year-old man.
Their injuries were not life-threatening, though they included multiple fractures, the team said in a statement.
The six injured men included the 2024 track world championship medalists Benjamin Boos and Bruno Kessler. The individual riders’ injuries were not specified.
They were among a larger group on a morning training ride on the Spanish island of Mallorca, preparing for the European track championships next month in Belgium.
The riders were struck head-on by the car in an incident seen by team coaches. Boos and the 19-year-old Kessler were part of the Germany squad that took bronze in the team pursuit at the track worlds last October in Denmark.
Another injured rider, the 24-year-old Tobias Buck-Gramcko, is a former world junior champion and European bronze medalist. The other riders injured were Moritz Augenstein, Max-David Briese and Louis Gentzik, the team said.
Professional cyclists are often injured by cars on roads in Europe, including Remco Evenepoel, the Paris Olympic champion in the road race and time trial. Eight weeks ago, Evenepoel suffered fractures, a dislocated collarbone and bruised lungs in a Belgium crash.
