Robin Carpenter suffers multiple fractures in Spartanburg criterium crash

Robin Carpenter in action at the 2022 Druivenkoers - Overijse
Robin Carpenter in action at the 2022 Druivenkoers - Overijse (Image credit: Luc ClaessenGetty Images)

L39ION of Los Angeles racer Robin Carpenter has suffered a multitude of injuries after he was taken out late on in the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Criterium in South Carolina on Friday night.

30-year-old Carpenter, a new addition to the L39ION squad for 2023, was riding at the front of the peloton at the end of the race when he was cut off as the group headed into a corner.

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