Steele Von Hoff fractures four vertebrae in crash: Commonwealth Games in doubt

Australian Steele Von Hoff crashed during evening criterium and now has a race to recover in time for the Commonwealth Games in April

Steele Von Hoff.

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Steele Von Hoff has fractured four vertebrae in a crash on the same day that it was announced that he would represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games in April.

The 30-year-old from Victoria says that he suffered the injury after crashing during an evening criterium race in Melbourne.

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