AN AUSTRALIAN Olympic cycling champion suffered a
seizure after a ride on Ducati's Desmosedici two-seater racer at the
Valencia MotoGP circuit on Sunday.
Stuart O'Grady collapsed soon
after the high speed ride on the back of former GP god Randy Mamola but
has now been given the all-clear and released from hospital.
Medical experts believe the nasty turn was probably triggered by the stress on his body from the extreme experience.
"When
the ride finished of course I could feel my heart rate soaring, my
blood pressure rising, but I didn't give it much more thought," said
O'Grady, who has also won two stages of the Tour de France.
"But then I started having blotchy vision and 20 minutes later I had a seizure and collapsed."
Would love to have a go on the back of that Duke.
The thought of hanging on to RM is a bit off-putting tho
OOoooo would deffo LOVE to have a go on the back of that & the thought of hanging on to RM - yummeee......would be better if Troy Bayliss was piloting though
Mind you, strange for a fit athlete to have a fit like that though!!
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