James May has been injured in a bike accident.
The 61-year-old Grand Tour star was training for a charity bike ride in London when he suffered the accident near Hammersmith Bridge. He fell to the floor and ended up with a “bust wrist” during the nasty accident.
The former Top Gear Presenter’s injury has meant he is currently unable to shoot scenes for his new Channel 5 show, titled The Great Explorers with James May.
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May has admitted it’s taken him “much longer” to heal up from the fall due to his age. He told The Telegraph: “At my age, this sort of thing takes much longer to heal. I woke up one day and the one thing I never thought would happen had happened: I felt old. It’s partly my hair; my baggy face.”
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Shortly after the accident, James took to X to reveal his wrist injury. He wrote: “I’m taking part in a charity bicycle ride today, with the Armonico Consort and me old mate Oz Clarke (OBE). But I’m going in the car, because I bust my wrist in a bicycle accident.”
Fans rushed to offer him support on the platform. One wrote: “”That’s awesome you’re still participating in the charity ride, even if it’s from the car! Hope your wrist heals up quickly.”
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Another penned: “I can hear the ‘Oh Bugger!’. Get well soon.”
It’s not the first time James has been involved in a road accident. Back in 2022, he crashed into the wall at high speed while driving a yellow Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 in a former naval base in Norway.
He was filming for their special, The Grand Tour: A Scandi Flick, when the horrifying crash occurred in an unlit tunnel. James May’s co-host Jeremy Clarkson managed to brake before smashing into the rock wall, but sadly the same could not be said for James who broke too late.
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A worried Jeremy declared “it’s a big one” and May had to be carried off in a stretcher into an ambulance. Richard had rushed down the tunnel to check on his pal.
James’ new documentary series tells the tale of the famous European explorers such as Christopher Columbus, Sir Walter Raleigh and James Cook. A source told The Sun: This show is all about James looking back over the journeys of the world’s most notable explorers across three 90-minute episodes dedicated to each name.
“Not only will he examine the success of their stories, from engineering innovation to culinary invention, but also the treasures brought back to dark, damp Europe.”
The source added: “This series will also reveal the less impressive or palatable aspects of these men, for many, their discoveries may not be quite what they expected.”
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