CYCLING STAR SIMON GERRANS HAS HAD SIX CRASHES SINCE LAST DECEMBER:
November 21, 2014: Gerrans is honoured for a stellar season by winning the "Oppy" medal as Australian cyclist of the year
December 21: Gerrans crashes while training on his mountain bike, breaking his left collarbone. It means he does not defend his titles at the January national road championships and Tour Down Under
March 7: Crashes at the Strade Bianche in Italy - his first race of the season - and suffers an elbow fracture
April 5 - back racing again
April 26 - crashes twice at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic, where he is the defending champion, and does not finish
May - Gerrans' fortunes appear to be changing when Orica-GreenEDGE make a strong start to the Giro d'Italia. His interrupted season means Gerrans is racing the Giro for the first time in nine years.
May 21 - Pulls out of the Giro after crashing during stage 12
July 6 - Out of the Tour de France with a broken wrist after being caught in the mass pile-up during stage three.
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