Steve Workman racing one of the 2010 Horsetooth Time Trials. During his long career, Steve has won multiple State titles especially in time trials.

Local legend, Steve Workman of Team Rio Grande Racing, is recovering from a brain hemorrhage that he suffered at the Dead Dog criterium on June 26th.

Steve was treated for a broken clavicle and broken ribs immediately but it wasn't until Labor Day weekend, over two months later, that symptoms of a brain injury began to present themselves.

Here's an email his wife sent out with regards to his injuries and his current condition:

I am sending this to give you an update regarding Steve's health since the Dead Dog crash 6/26/11. He was doing great recovering from the clavicle surgery and the broken ribs. A week before Labor Day he began complaining about headaches. The Friday of the Labor Day weekend we were downtown and we noticed he was dragging his left foot at times. Sunday I was hiking behind him and noticed this foot dragging more repetitively and also he was holding his left hand out  in an odd manner. There were some other subtle signs in his speech but very subtle. This was easy for him to explain away, (that is what he thought). Tuesday (9/6/11) he went into work and complained of feeling dizzy and not quite right to our son Peter who also works at the same lab. Peter called me and that was when I took him to the ER. A CAT scan showed a brain hemorrhage on his right side, a slow bleeder. This had been growing and had caused a midline shift. They immediately transferred him by ambulance to MCR. The neurosurgeon,  performed surgery 9/7/11 and put in a JP drain.
The drain was taken out on 9/9/11 giving Steve a massive headache. He came home Saturday, 9/10/11. We go to get the staples out 9/22/11. Until then he is ordered to take some cognitive rest, which was easy for the first few days because he was so sleepy.

His primary physician spelled out for Steve how serious this injury was and how thankful they were that Steve was taken to the ER when he was.
It really had come down to a life or death situation. He has not suffered any neurological damage but it is extremely important that he continue to rest and not exert himself. We will get more instructions at the neurosurgeon's next week. Until then we are living an extremely quiet lifestyle and thankful for every minute of it. Steve is of strong body and mind so we feel if he is good and follows instructions he will be back at work soon.

The doctors that we have spoken with have all said that even if they had done a CAT scan in Laramie, the bleed probably would not have shown immediately. Yet, I would like to suggest that those of you in your bicycle club educate each other as to the importance of looking for signs of a brain injury months down the road from any crash where you suspect your head was hit, and not to take Ibuprofen for pain!!!