John-Lee Augustyn

John-Lee Augustyn (born 10 August 1986) is a South African former professional road bicycle racer.

Following a hip resurfacing operation in 2011, he moved to the UCI Professional Continental team Utensilnord–Named,[2] but continued to suffer problems, indicating the hip implant was not coping with the rigours of professional racing.

[1] During Stage 16 of the 2008 Tour in his second professional year, John-Lee crested Cime de la Bonette in first place before shortly and spectacularly overshooting a hairpin bend on the descent.

He was thrown from his bike, sliding 30 metres down the shale mountainside before recovering to complete the stage.

[4] Following a comeback with the newly formed MTN–Qhubeka, Augustyn was forced to retire from professional cycling in May 2014 due to a persistent hip problem which originated in a crash at the 2007 Volta a Portugal, which caused avascular necrosis of the femoral head.