Riding in a four-man breakaway that was destined to stay away to the finish line, Milne clipped his pedal
coming out of the second-to-last turn and went headfirst over the handlebars. X-Rays revealed Milne broke his right thumb
at the metacarpal (knuckle) joint.
"I couldn’t believe my misfortune," Milne said. "I wasn’t the strongest guy in the group,
but I was the fastest. So there was a good chance that if I had good position, I probably would have won."
Instead, Milne’s crash took out fellow breakaway companion Curtis Gunn (Successful Living Pro Cycling
Team) while Jeff Louder (BMC) went on to beat Luis Romero Amaran (Colavita-Sutter Home) for the victory.
Milne is now sidelined along with teammates Matt Wilson and Daniel Holt, who broke their wrists in separate
incidents last month. Holt fractured his left wrist in a crash at the Webster-Roubaix Road Race in Webster, Fla., while Matt
Wilson broke his right wrist during a training ride in California.
"It’s very disappointing," Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said.
Milne is holding out hope that he can still race with the team in the Tour de Georgia. Team Type 1 is
one of 15 teams selected to participate in the seven-day, 660-mile race that begins April 21.
"Two weeks might be too short to get ready for the biggest stage race of the year, but I haven’t
completely closed the door on it," Milne said. "At least it isn’t September. I have a long season in front of me."
