Kieran Doe (L) was riding in a cycle lane when a motorist cut across him to turn into a driveway. File photo / Rotorua Daily Post
Top New Zealand triathlete Kieran Doe missed the Tauranga half ironman yesterday after a nasty training accident which has put the rest of his year in question.
Doe, who is ranked in the top four of New Zealand's long course triathletes, was hit by a car in Takapuna as he
was returning from a training ride on Wednesday.
He fractured a wrist, a "beat up shoulder", tendon damage in his hands and was concussed.
"It was a bit of a shake-up," says Doe, 30, "and it seems to be becoming an annual event. I've been unlucky but I'm still alive."
New Zealand drivers are generally regarded as some of the world's worst, especially when it comes to sharing the road with cyclists. Doe has been hit six times by motorists, resulting in five concussions and many other injuries.
