Paul Basagoitia’s Road to Recovery Fundraiser and Update from Paul Himself

I don’t pray for much but I’m praying for that guy. Jesus.

These guys compete on such a high level and provide so much advertising for companies, it’s really a travesty to see them get the short end when they wreck.

Can the title sponsor maybe pony up some money for the inevitable horrific crash victim???? way to profit off of an adrenaline junkie’s soul. Can we put an end to this you tube sensational side show garbage. how many more of our friends do we need to severely injure to be satisfied? Is like the click bait culture meets our beloved sport… “watch this 17 year old fracture his leg” “see this 21 year old end his ability to walk” “dude does double backflip and lands on head” are we that sick of a society where this is acceptable??? put an end to the madness. i will not donate $30 bucks to this. Redbull should pay 100% of the bills and then cancel any plans for the event next year. Instead funnel the money into cycling advocacy and trail maintenance. this is sickening. funk everything about this..

I thought Red Bull DID cover medical expenses in their invitational events?!

In any event, I’m good for some dough. The poor guy has enough to worry about, without medical bills adding to the list.

You can’t protect people from themselves. Buy health insurance like the rest of us. TIP: Nucynta is the only opioid pain reliever that doesn’t cause constipation. It worked for me after 2 back surgeries.

@dG I can’t imagine anyone would insure them 100%

It’s certainly nice to see that this has gone from a story about an injured rider and an effort to raise funds for him to apparently commentary about why the rider in question wasn’t insured. Here’s a hint: unless you know the personal details of Paul’s life, you’re unlikely to be in any position to make an educated comment about his health insurance status or why he may not have insurance.

I wish the guy well.

Have redbull put anything towards this, especially after the pre-event publicity about the lack of support for injuries.

Guess lots of people didn’t read this:

“There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the pressures from various sources to “go big” and the athletes at risk, but this is not the time to go into it.”

Dude made his choices, now he needs a little help dealing with the consequences, seems pretty simple to me.

paul get better.i really hope you recover and are back on the bike!love ya