MUSKEGO, Wis. (AP) – A University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore was critically injured after crashing during a bicycle race in an accident similar to one in which he was badly hurt a year ago.
Matt Wittig, 20, of Mequon, was breaking away from the pack in a Wisconsin Cup race in Muskego County Park when his right foot slipped out of the pedal, his right knee hit the handle bars and he was flung over the bars onto the pavement, said Hans Higdon, the event’s organizer.