2008 Woodie Awards
Cyclist hit by car
Megan Branccacio
Issue date: 9/16/08 Section: News
"The nurses have had to escort visitors from the room to help her rest because they have been coming in droves," Dugan said.
"Everyone [from the team] is wishing her a speedy recovery," Tucker Lyman, member of UVM cycling said.
Long was hospitalized in Fletcher Allen Health Care; she underwent facial surgery last Thursday afternoon that lasted 13 hours, Patterson said.
She will still need special dental attention as well, Dugan said.
It has only been about five years since Long began mountain and road biking, but she managed to earn a spot at the mountain biking national road race last spring, Amie Long said.
She even managed to place fifth in the race, Patterson said.
She recently transferred to UVM from Colby College at the beginning of the 2007 academic year, Dugan said.
"Rose is the face of UVM cycling," Scalia said.
"She was the overall leader in the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference last season," Lyman said.
Long has decided to withdraw from classes for medical reasons, she will return in the spring, Amie Long said.
The cycling team plans on organizing a public event to raise funds for Long and her family, Dugan said.
There is also a Web site set up for donations, www.roselong.com, Patter¬son said.
"Hopefully [Rose's accident] will … raise awareness for the safety of cyclists," Scalia said. "It is important … that people keep their eyes open … it is dangerous on the road for cyclists."
"It's too common to hear about cyclists getting in serious injuries while training and/or racing," Dugan said, "but it's a dangerous sport … and these are the risks associated with it."
"Everyone [from the team] is wishing her a speedy recovery," Tucker Lyman, member of UVM cycling said.
Long was hospitalized in Fletcher Allen Health Care; she underwent facial surgery last Thursday afternoon that lasted 13 hours, Patterson said.
She will still need special dental attention as well, Dugan said.
It has only been about five years since Long began mountain and road biking, but she managed to earn a spot at the mountain biking national road race last spring, Amie Long said.
She even managed to place fifth in the race, Patterson said.
She recently transferred to UVM from Colby College at the beginning of the 2007 academic year, Dugan said.
"Rose is the face of UVM cycling," Scalia said.
"She was the overall leader in the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference last season," Lyman said.
Long has decided to withdraw from classes for medical reasons, she will return in the spring, Amie Long said.
The cycling team plans on organizing a public event to raise funds for Long and her family, Dugan said.
There is also a Web site set up for donations, www.roselong.com, Patter¬son said.
"Hopefully [Rose's accident] will … raise awareness for the safety of cyclists," Scalia said. "It is important … that people keep their eyes open … it is dangerous on the road for cyclists."
"It's too common to hear about cyclists getting in serious injuries while training and/or racing," Dugan said, "but it's a dangerous sport … and these are the risks associated with it."
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