CYCLIST INJURED

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32779, 2 December 1971, Page 26

CYCLIST INJURED

J. H. Chesmar, a Canterbury representative in both cycling and roller skating, is to retire from the latter sport. But his more intensive involvement in cycling met a set-back on Tuesday evening when Chesmar crashed in Lyttelton. He had been training round the bays and was entering Lyttelton when the driver of a stationary car opened the door. Chesmar tried to take evasive action, but his handlebars just caught the door and as his cycle skidded, the front tyre blew out and Chesmar went over the top. He smashed three teeth and lias had another removed, and has grazed shoulders and right arm. As well, he has four stitches in his chin, one in his lip, and two each in his knee and a finger. “Nothing was broken—and I hope nothing is broken on

• my bike,” said Chesmar yesi terday. "I was riding my . new $3OO road bike?’ . ’ The accident meant Ches- • mar 'could not race on the ■ track at English Park last 1 evening. His debut in this ' type of racing will now have 1 to wait for about two weeks. Chesmar’s final appearance 1 in skating will be ih the > banked track championships I at Masterton at Easter., ! ; “I have decided to cohcen- ! trate on cycling because the 5 style I use in skating gives ! me a crook back. But it ■ doesn’t affect me in cycling.” 1 Chesmar won the Buller : 100 in September by the 1 astonishing margin of BJmin, > and later represented Canter- • bury at the national road ’ championships. 1 Rugby.—The Australian Rugby team convincingly beat the Eastlern United States All-Stars XV, 22-3, at New York. Th* Austra--1 liana «cor«d five trie*.