Cycling injuries mean Bono 'may never play guitar again'

U2 frontman Bono may have to hang up his guitar after 2014 Central Park bike crash leaves him with titanium elbow

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U2 frontman Bono admits he may never play the guitar again following the horrific cycling accident that saw him break his arm in six places and fracture his eye socket, hand and shoulder blade.

The 54-year-old was cycling through New York’s Central Park in November when he had what medics described as a “high-energy bicycle accident”.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.