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Richard Branson says elbow and body padding 'is a must' after bike crash - but also concedes he was holding the handlebars 'wrong'

Two images of Richard Branson, one with a cut elbow, and the other in elbow pads.

Billionaire businessman Richard Branson has vowed to wear elbow and body padding when cycling after he crashed his bike and injured himself in the British Virgin Islands. 

The Virgin founder hit a pothole on a ride and “crashed hard”, he said. He suffered a hematoma on his hip and road rash grazing to his arm, but did not break any bones. 

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