Though he may not be able to race from the start of the season, William Bonnet will remain an FDJ rider in 2016 after being offered a contract extension by the French team.
The Frenchman was involved in a huge crash during stage three of this year's Tour de France and left the race in an ambulance sporting a neck brace. The crash happened at speed and was caught on television. Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) was also involved. He fractured a vertebrae while wearing the race leader's yellow jersey. He got up to finish the stage but was forced to quit the race. Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) also finished the stage but was confirmed to have broken his collarbone. Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) broke his shoulder and Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) his wrist.
The aftermath of the crash was captured on a Velon video camera fitted to Orica-GreenEdge mechanic Fausto Oppici. The video has been seen 1.8 million times.
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Bonnet was initially though to have suffered minor head and neck injuries but medical examinations uncovered a multi-fragmented fracture of his second cervical vertebrae - the so-called 'hangman's fracture' - and he was rushed to Paris for surgery.
After leaving hospital Bonnet was confined to a neck brace but his rehabilitation has been going well so far and he currently only needs to wear the brace occasionally at night. He hasn't ridden a bike on the open road since his crash and it is clear that it is going to take time to incorporate himself back into the flow of professional competition.
— Equipe FDJ (@EquipeFDJ) October 29, 2015
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