After suffering a broken clavicle and scapula in a crash in Wednesday’s stage of Tour of California, Kirchen will undergo surgery on Friday in California before heading back to Europe next week. Kirchen should be able to return well trained and ready to race the 2009 Tour de France.
Courtesy of Scott USA, the image above is supposedly of one of the Tour of California spectators remarking “That guy’s faster than my motorcycle!“, concerning Mark Cavendish’s finishing speed.  Cavendish rides for Scott.  Now that’s news you can use…