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Tauranga Half athlete Shane Lye breaks bones in pile-up, hails competitor who stopped to help
25 Jan, 2021 05:02 PM
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A top Tauranga multisport athlete badly injured in a mid-race cyclist pile-up has hailed the sportsmanship of a doctor who abandoned her own race to help him. Shane Lye, 57, faces surgery and months of recovery after breaking multiple bones including his pelvis in a high-speed crash during the cycling leg of the Tauranga Half race on Saturday.
Shane Lye, 57, suffered a broken clavicle, pelvis and seven ribs after a bike crash in the Tauranga Half. Photo / George Novak
Lye said it was his 31st time competing in the gruelling 2km swim, 90km bike and 21km run event.