Ullevålseter out of Sealine Rally

Norwegian motorbiker Pål Anders Ullevålseter broke a thigh bone and a thumb when he crashed out of the World Cup Sealine Cross Country Rally in Qatar on Thursday.

Ullevålseter was flown irectly to hospital in Doha and operaated on.

According to Aftenposten, the 44-year old hopes to be rfeady for next year's Dakar Rally.

(NRK/Aftenposten)

Friday, 26 April 2013 06:39

Posted in Section: Sport - Category: Other Sports

Written by Rolleiv Solholm

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