Six German National Cyclists Injured in Mallorca Collision with Car

An 89-year-old driver struck the training group head-on, leaving the athletes with multiple fractures but no life-threatening injuries.

The collision occurred during a Monday training ride near Palma, Mallorca, as the cyclists prepared for the upcoming European Track Championships in Belgium.
The injured athletes include 2024 Track World Championship medalists Benjamin Boos and Bruno Kessler, along with Tobias Buck-Gramcko, Moritz Augenstein, Max-David Briese, and Louis Gentzik.
German Cycling Federation confirmed that all six cyclists suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including multiple fractures, though specific details were not disclosed.
The crash was witnessed by the team's national coach, Lucas Schädlich, who was accompanying the group by car.
The driver, an 89-year-old man, reportedly failed to see the cyclists before hitting them head-on.