Supercross: Barcia Hospitalized After Genova SX Crash
Jean Turner | November 24, 2014
“No concussion, nothing broken,” Justin Barcia tweets from hospital after an ugly wreck at the Genova Supercross, although the Toyota/JGR Yamaha rider did suffer a collapsed lung and remained in ICU overnight.
Barcia was battling Christophe Pourcel for the lead at the Genova Supercross and crashed after running into Pourcel from behind. Pourcel managed to stay upright while Barcia went down hard.
“Pourcel drifted from the inside to the outside of the section,” Barica commented via Twitter. “[There was] nothing I could do.”
More damage came after that, however, as Eli Tomac landed on Barcia’s head. The race was immediately red flagged and Barcia was carted off by medics.
“My gear did the job. Two bruised lungs, sore neck and back and some air in my chest,” Barica Tweeted from the hospital on Saturday evening, adding that he would have to stay under intensive care for the night.
The next morning (November 23), Barcia again Tweeted: “Feeling better today just sore neck and back. Hopefully last night in the hospital, the pneumothorax [collapsed lung] is very small in my chest, should be ok.”
Jean Turner | Contributor
A former staffer at Cycle News, Turner continues to contribute to the website and magazine as a columnist and someone we can count on to whip up a few thousand words on an off-road race when needed.
