David Knight has been airlifted to hospital after crashing at a race in Austria this morning.
He was taking part in the Iron Road Prologue at the Erzberg Rodeo, a four-day event packed with extreme challenges which attracts a mixed field of enduro, motocross and trials riders both professional and amateur.
Tweeting just after 11am, he said, "Airlifted to hospital following crash on fast right corner in prologue this morning, keeping me in, a bit beat up elbow n ribs main worry."
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