Saw a photo of Antoine's hand in a cast or splint on the PWA site but there was no mention of an injury or how it was sustained. The SUP racing looked pretty fierce!
Anyone know if it was one of the many no wind alternatives at Podersdorf that caused it?
Yep he went to hospital not sure why,there was a news item on windsurfing journal about it.
translated from french;
The new just fallen and feed surely much discussion in the coming days as the french Antoine Albeau has been hospitalized last night in a hospital in Vienna, Austria ...
Injured his left hand in the tendon over the past few days, FRA-192 believed to have his hand treated properly before they go to the PWA test in Austria, but was not counting on an infection that woke up during the competition .
Not wanting to show her nothing of his evil adversaries increasingly tough day after day, Antoine Albeau has run races 3 and 4 with a particularly acute pain, which did not stop as long to finish 2nd and 3rd of these courses ...
Supported by Friday one of my doctors on the site of competition is finally yesterday evening to Saturday 19h FRA-192 that has agreed to be hospitalized to be made of this left hand!
According to our latest information, the operation went well and Antoine Albeau should reach the site of competition in Podersdorf Sunday morning for the last day of racing, the last day looks a priori little windy ...
No doubt we will have more details within hours or days ahead, but the performance is french, no matter what, to emphasize even decreased, FRA-192 will likely finish in second this test!
Source: Spies Windsurfjournal.com
I feel for Antoine - I too had an infection that woke up in the middle of the night and then wouldn't go back to sleep. Kept us up all night.
[gotta love computer translated text]
