Die Road2Recovery Foundation hat eine Spendenseite für den verletzten Paul Basagoitia ins Leben gerufen. Dieser war bei der Red Bull Rampage am vergangenen Wochenende schwer gestürzt und hatte sich den 12. Brustwirbel zertrümmert. Nach einer neunstündigen Operation lag er zunächst auf der Intensivstation. Paul Bas ist zwar versichert – laut „Road2Recovery“ greift jedoch auch die beste Versicherung in vielen Bereichen zu kurz. Wer Paul Bas also helfen möchte, kann dies bei der Road2Recovery Foundation tun.
Der Scott-Teamfahrer hat besonders bis vor einigen Jahren die Freeride- und Slopestyle-Szene geprägt: Fünfmaliger Rampage-Teilnehmer, zweimaliger Crankworx Whistler Slopestyle-Gewinner und erster Fahrer, der in natürlichem Terrain einen Double Backflip gelandet ist. Legendär ist mittlerweile sein Segment aus New World Disorder 6 von vor 10 (!) Jahren:
Wir wünschen Paul alles Gute und viel Erfolg bei seiner Genesung. Alle weiteren Infos zur Spendenseite gibt es in der originalen Mitteilung:
Cycling Friends,
Mountain Bike Freeride athlete, Paul Basagoitia, took a hard spill at this year’s Red Bull Rampage. Paul fractured his T12 vertebrae and is now in ICU after 9 hours of surgery. The “Road2Recovery Foundation“ has set up a fundraising page to help. Please click on the link below and share it everywhere you can to help raise awareness! #irideforpaul
http://www.road2recovery.com/cause-view/irideforpaul
This year’s Red Bull Rampage hosted another wild contest of mountain biking’s best and bravest riders in the unique free ride competition. Five time Red Bull Rampage competitor, Paul Basagoitia, the two time Crankworx Whistler slopestyle winner and first rider to land a double backflip in natural terrain — was injured during his run at this year’s Rampage finals on Oct. 16.
Paul was rushed by helicopter from the contest site with little word on his condition. The web broadcast stated that it was a minor leg injury but hours later we found out it was a bit more severe.
A fellow rider and friend who was also in the finals, Cam Zink posted this on his Instagram the day after the event:
“@camzink Everyone send Paul Basagoitia positive vibes! This champion has started a long road to recovery after shattering his T12 vertebrae yesterday and undergoing 9 hours of surgery. He had a winning run going and may have set the record for biggest step down just before going down. Lots of tears have been shed. Keep Paul in your prayers to regain feeling in his legs. There were some horrible people spreading false news that he was OK, but he needs your support more than ever to walk again. Paul, you are the most tenacious human and competitor ever. Love you bud! You’ll be back!”At Road 2 Recovery we fully understand his journey ahead. Road 2 Recovery has already been in contact with family and friends as well as event personnel. We have been sharing the knowledge of our board of directors (including Jimmy Button who has had a similar injury) and are currently laying out a path to recovery for him and his family. Unfortunately even the best insurance will fall short in many areas. To assist Paul and his family with the opportunity to get the best care available you can make a tax deductible donation in any amount on the special link provided here.
If you are on a mobile device make sure to go to the bottom of the page to use the specific Paul Basagoitia link. Please leave Paul a comment of encouragement below as well.
Update: Oct, 19th, 2015 from girlfriend Nichole Munk, “His chest tube that was put in to assist with access to his spine during surgery was removed today and he is such a fighter that he is already looking forward to rehab! This is all new territory for us and we are flooded with information right now, but he will beat this! Thank you to all the riders, sponsors, friends and people involved with the event that have shared their support”.
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