Anton Cooper World Cup Crash Leads to Torn Scrotum

[Jeff Barber]

Oh man, such a horrific injury! It’s hard to imagine anything worse, but it sounds like Anton is more upset that it caused him to miss out on his first, 1st place finish. He still crossed the line in 6th, despite the crash!

Don't ever say I don't entertain you! ???? Obviously heartbroken to not quite be able to pull it off but I also have to say I'm really happy for my old team mate @mathflueck to get a World Cup win! Super well deserved. I'm confident my time in the sun will come, until then it's back to the grind. Pleased to report that while I'm a bit battered and sore overall my body is in one piece…mostly. I just got a little close to Mathias as he set up for the inside line before Beatrice which kind of threw of my setup, I stalled a bit at the top with my bike too sideways on the approach and the rest is history! I took a risk with the hardtail today and it very nearly paid off. While a lot slower in some sections and more energy sapping I had a good trade off elsewhere. I'd also like to thank the Kiwi legend Buck Shelford for the inspiration to make it to the finish line with some torn manhood, nothing a few stitches couldn't fix! #bringbackbuck No photos of that sorry ????I'll be back and hungrier than ever! ???? A rough weekend also for my fellow Kiwi @samuelgaze who binned it in practice and had to sit the race out so spare a thought for him too. I'm sure it could have been a couple of Kiwi's on the podium if things had been a little different. ???? @cxhairs

A post shared by Anton Cooper (@anton.cooper) on Aug 12, 2018 at 4:09pm PDT

[vapidoscar]

And to think, I was worried I would break my collarbone.

[Jeff Barber]

Is there such a thing as a carbon-fiber-reinforced chamois? If so, I’ll take one. 🙂

[charding]

Suddenly, my thigh, tailbone and ribs, which all took a beating in rides last week, don’t seem to hurt as much.

[OhioFatBiker]

Dude, I have a hard time even reading the words “torn scr….”, it hurts thinking about it

[Matt Miller ✓ supporter]

So gnarly, was hoping to see him in a sprint finish with Fluckiger. Agree with Charding, makes me rethink my latest scrapes and bruises.

[Moto Bike Mike]

Just took a soil sample last week on a vacation ride near Leadville, Co. Had a few dings and whacked my head on a rock (thank God for a good helmet). No “social” injuries, fortunately. Dang, torn scrotum. OUCH!

[charding]

“…took a soil sample…”

LMAO!

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