Junior world champion Macey Stewart in hit-and-run incident

Australian Macey Stewart taken to hospital after hit-and-run; police seeking male driver

Macey Stewart after the junior womens TT at the 2014 World Road Championships

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Junior time trial world champion, Macey Stewart, is recovering from a crash yesterday in Tasmania while police search for the hit-and-run driver responsible.

"I took the car's mirror off and I was lying on the road," the 18-year-old told The Advocate newspaper.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.