Scottish celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay announced on Saturday that he had recently been involved in a cycling accident which also led to a safety warning.
“Unfortunately I was involved in a really terrible accident this week which left me absolutely devastated,” Ramsay, 57, said in a statement. Instagram Videos — In the photo, he was seen shaking and his hands were trembling. The accident happened in Connecticut, his post said. He was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut, the post said.
Starting with his love for “cycling, triathlon and the Isle of Man”, chef “Honestly, I’m lucky to be here,” the judge added.
“[T]”To all the incredible trauma surgeons, doctors and nurses at the hospital who treated me this week, they were amazing,” he said.
This was followed by a safety warning, in his words “a very important message.”
“[B]”But honestly, you have to wear a helmet,” Ramsay emphasized, waving his hand. “No matter how short the trip, I don’t care if a helmet costs money, but a helmet is important. Even if you’re a kid, even if it’s a short trip, you have to wear a helmet.”
“I’m lucky to be standing here right now. I’m in pain. It’s been a rough week,” Ramsay continued, grimacing as he lifted his chef’s jacket to reveal a purple bruise stretching across one side of his stomach. “I’m getting through it, but I can’t explain to you how important it is to wear a helmet,” he added, wagging a warning finger.
Ramsey’s post said he didn’t suffer any broken bones or other major injuries, but that he was “a little bruised and looked like a purple potato,” and also included a photo of his damaged helmet.
Ramsay thanked the medical staff who treated him and got him released from hospital, but added: “I’m most grateful to the helmet because it saved my life.” (Related article: Married Nike executive dies after being struck by timber from truck while cycling)
Ramsay’s announcement came just before Father’s Day on Sunday.
“This weekend is a big one for new fathers, old fathers, middle-aged fathers because it’s Father’s Day,” he said, offering his heartfelt wishes to everyone and urging them to “stay safe.”
In addition to being a celebrity chef, Ramsay is also an avid cyclist and endurance athlete, having completed the Hawaii Ironman, one of the world’s most grueling track and field events, in 2013 in 14 hours, 4 minutes and 48 seconds, according to one media outlet. University of Brighton blog post.
He tried the race again in 2016 but failed to finish. He had planned to complete the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and then the final 26.2-mile marathon, but he became extremely ill in the 120-plus degree heat, vomited multiple times and became severely dehydrated, requiring emergency medical treatment. according to Scottish.
Ramsay ran his first London Marathon in 2000. according to Daily Mail.
According to the Daily Mail, Ramsay had struggled with weight gain after the Ironman race and the stress of his successful job as a celebrity chef, and reportedly took up endurance sports out of fear that the weight gain would cost him his fitness-freak wife Tana.
