Chavanel injured in oyster incident

Sylvain Chavanel

Sylvain Chavanel (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Cofidis rider Sylvain Chavanel has injured himself while trying to open an oyster. A knife the French rider was using to open the oyster slipped and cut one of his fingers down to the bone, a wound which required 13 stitches to close it.

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