The wife of the injured spectator at Sunday night's Bendigo International Madison described the incident as a "freak accident".
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Maryborough man Ross Forster, 70, was watching the Madison with wife Cheryle, when on the 62nd lap of the race a crash occurred.
Almost half of the field were involved in the crash, with one rider spilling over the fence into the crowd, colliding into Mr Forster.
"It was a freak accident and no-one is to blame," Mrs Forster said.
"Ross does have a small bleed on the brain and multiple facial fractures and may need a plate in his cheek.
"Apart from that he's in pretty good spirits - he's a lucky boy.
"We're just so thankful the cyclists weren't seriously injured, because it's such a fantastic sport.
"The most important thing is Ross is okay and all of the cyclists are fine."
Mrs Forster was standing next to Mr Forster at the time of the incident, which occurred on the final bend of the Tom Flood Sports Centre track.
"I saw all the bikes go down and one came up over the fence - there was nothing the poor cyclist could have done to avoid it," she said.
"Ross only had a split-second to get out of the way."
Mr Forster - who himself is a cyclist - still rides upwards of 100km multiple times per week.
"Cycling is his true passion, end of story. He is almost married to cycling," Mrs Forster laughed.
"He will be back on his bike soon."
Mrs Forster praised the response and support received by the Bendigo International Madison committee and the wider cycling community.
"The fraternity of the cyclists who have been in touch with me to pass on their concerns and love to Ross has been lovely," Mrs Forster said.
"It's normally one of the most amazing race meets, can't speak highly enough of how amazing it is as a sport."
"These bike riders are just so tough, they really are amazing sports women and men."
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