Anita Gehrig Dislocates Elbow in Pro Stage - EWS Val di Fassa 2021 Race 2

Jun 25, 2021
by Alicia Leggett  
Anita and Caro Gehrig shared on Instagram that Anita dislocated her elbow today while racing the pro stage of the second Val di Fassa EWS race. Riders were soaked today with heavy rainfall that became worse as the top women dropped in, mixing up the results and making conditions tough for Anita and her fellow racers.

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The elbow injury was quite painful, Anita said, and she did not finish the race. This comes on the heels of a 13th place for Anita in Wednesday's race -- a respectable result, but we know she was pushing for more and hoped to work her way up the results sheet this weekend.

We have reached out to Anita and will update this story when we have more information about Anita's prognosis. We wish her all the best in her recovery.

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46 Comments
  • 60 0
 Damn. Elbow tried to switch to a high pivot. Hope the recovery is speedy!
  • 5 2
 Rather back to a low pivot; too much Hype-er extension
  • 22 0
 Get well soon Anita!
  • 10 0
 Thanks guys!! The sick new Range is a good motivation for recovery...
  • 14 1
 Been there done that. Yes it hurt a lot. Will never be the same unfortunately. Still aches decades later after big rides. Best wishes on your recovery!
  • 8 0
 Sorry to hear, but I had the opposite experience. Had a real similar-looking x-ray and recovered 100%. All depends on how mangled up the connective tissues get I suppose.

But yeah - world of pain!

Wish Anita a smooth recovery. Good news is that unlike a shoulder, it's not bound to continue dislocating after the first time.
  • 6 0
 @dreyzar: Hard to tell where the actual discomfort ends and ptsd/psychosomatics begin ha! Thanks though!
  • 1 0
 I had the exact same thing as well 6 years ago, elbow is still not the same, but I remember it becoming a non issue when I had been climbing every day and grown some now long lost muscle in the area
  • 5 0
 @dreyzar: same here, exactly the same about 4 years ago, I was with the elbow out of its position for almost 2h, a doctor and 2 nurse to put it back, worst pain ever. It took me about 5-6 months to be at 100%, I did tons of physio and exercising and started to pay more attention to my core fitness to build up bit more of muscles. Fast forward 4 years, I've had several big crashes, I've done grueling rides, zero issues, elbow is perfect. Is a matter of taking your time to recover it, not skipping steps and not putting under pressure before its completely healed.
  • 3 0
 I guess technically I dislocated mine too. Shattered my elbow into 5 pieces. Two surgeries later and a prostetic elbow and its good as used! Speedy recovery to all my smahed up cohorts
  • 1 0
 same injury here, but for me its ok i don't have issue with pain or nothing before that
  • 1 0
 Had same injury while bouldering. Painful AF, had yellow, red and blue colours all over my arm. No problems after 3 years, was adviced to take diclophenac and and to move passively very carefully after few days. doctors often recommend no movement at alls for several weeks, but a lot of recent scientific studies show that is actually not the best thing to do.
  • 3 0
 I've got another variation of the story. Mine was dislocated for 7.5 hours. Not exactly the most comfortable hours. It took us quite some time to get to the hospital and I had to wait for ages for some doctors to have time for me. They tried to relocate it about three times with up to four people wrestling my arm and telling me to relax before deciding to go for general anaesthesia.

The good news:
That was eight years ago and the elbow has absolutely no memory of the incident. No pain, no restrictions in movement, no problems with cold weather or something like that. Fully functional with the help of good physio.

So here's to recovery!
  • 8 0
 Get this.. I dislocated my elbow and broke my arm in 6 places. I went to this new "state of the art" hospital and they did x-rays and the doc came back and told me he thinks I just hyper extended it, and sent me home in a sling.
A month later I go to the local hopsital and ask them why my arm still doesnt work and is still swollen and painful. hey do an x-ray and clearly see all the damage...re -break all the bones that set wrong and sent me on my way to 2 years in physio.
I don't trust doc's anymore.
  • 1 0
 All the best to Anita! and I hope hope hope you make a full recovery! Hate to say I'm with you Radrider. Doc and surgeons thought I had dislocated my elbow, two rounds of anesthetic to set it....didn't work. Turned out I had smashed the ends of all three elbow bones, shattered my wrist and separated my shoulder. You'd think the xrays would have been really clear, before trying twice. Add to that blow, they didnt provide me with a cast, just a sling...I had a shattered wrist, and elbow and a separated shoulder. It's been 10months and 6 surgeries now, I'm still far from able to ride.
  • 2 0
 Man, I am so sorry that happened to you…!
: (
  • 14 0
 You should trust doctors, but you should also trust yourself. Always get second opinions if the findings are vague and don't seem to align with what you're feeling.
  • 4 0
 @jayacheess: I've like your comment, that is great advice. At the time, I personally was only feeling a whole heck of a lot of pain and fuzzyness. Trust was in a hospital and staff in a moment of need. Second opinion was out due to the wonderful limits of US health care and insurance cooperation.
  • 2 1
 @jayacheess: Yes, most are well schooled but never forget they're "practicing" medicine...
  • 8 0
 That is one scary-looking x-ray!
  • 4 0
 When I did my arm like that, I heard the nurse audibly gasp when she saw the x ray. It was just at a walk in clinic in a small town. Not a very comforting feeling. They had to put me under anesthesia at the hospital to put it back in place. Good times!
  • 3 0
 Dislocations of any part of the human body should be forbidden! Did that to my hip. The most agonizing pain I ever felt in my life. Passed out when three doctors in the the hospital in France put things where they belong. I was lucky though - two months and many hours of physiotherapy later I was back to 100%.
  • 1 0
 Same injury last August, Awful, awful pain... Was 4 hours till dr and nurse set it and I passed out. Elbow does not go straight anymore when extended, and does indeed hurt while riding many times. All the best in recovery, do your rehab!!!
  • 3 0
 Ouch! Just hitting my funny bone can make me see stars. I can’t imaging that pain.
Here’s to a speedy recovery.
  • 3 0
 Hope she gets better soon!
  • 1 0
 Pssst! Not telling and Caro rides all stages twice. Nobody notice and Anita gets her ranking maintained. Idea came from a friend...
  • 1 0
 Damn. Not nice but hopefully no shoulder injuries hidden in there and she makes a full recovery.
  • 1 0
 The painful part is putting it back in. Mine took two doctors two nurses . Hope she heals up as good as new.
  • 1 0
 Best wishes on your recovery. Makes my elbow hurt just lookin' at the x-ray.
  • 1 0
 Get well Anita. I dont wish a speedy recovery. I wish you a recovery that will be good in the long run.
  • 1 0
 Pinkbike decided to put the twins' bike check just above this in the timeline Frown
  • 1 0
 You're always sharing the good vibes, let me send some healing vibes your way. Wishing a quick and full recovery!
  • 2 0
 EEEEEEWWWWWW
  • 1 0
 Yes, that does indeed look fucking painful.
  • 1 0
 Hey I just had the exact same injury, let's see who heals faster!
  • 1 0
 man that looks brutal. Heal up!
  • 1 0
 Can’t understand why most of pro racers aren’t wearing elbow pads.
  • 1 0
 ouch... better off just breaking a bone sometimes
  • 1 1
 Heal fast!

My fault for putting you in my fantasy team ‍♂️
  • 1 2
 Come on baby be strong ,heal up and get up,you are just a different breed ,the best
  • 5 0
 Baby! Slightly creepy...
  • 1 0
 @hhaaiirryy: I meant lady ,sorry for that,it’s this phones they have i mind of their own .)))
  • 1 0
 get well
  • 1 0
 Heal fast Anita!!
  • 1 0
 Get well soon Anita
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