Van Aert breaks collarbone, seven ribs and sternum, Stuyven also battered; Girmay and Pedersen get away well

The final of Dwars Door Vlaanderen was about to start and then the dreaded thing happened: a massive crash in the peloton. Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen, Jasper Stuyven and Biniam Girmay were all very bad. Spring is over for Van Aert and Stuyven…

Everyone was on the edge of their seats, until suddenly the riders were all over the road. Three from Lidl-Trek, with Alex Kirsch in addition to Pedersen and Stuyven. Stuyven was in the worst condition, in the fetal position and in a lot of pain. It turned out that he had broken his collarbone and was taken away by ambulance. There were also deep wounds.

Furthermore, Van Aert was crying, literally. The Belgian from Visma | Lease a Bike sat defeated on the asphalt, with the apron completely torn open on the back. Tears soon followed, knowing that his spring will be over. He was also diagnosed with a broken collarbone at the hospital. The team will inform you further https://twitter.com/vismaleaseabike/status/1773032348382081106 that the Belgian has broken several ribs. That appears to be the case HLN to be no less than seven, with also a fracture in the sternum…

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Girmay without fractures, Lidl-Trek battered

There was also bad news at Intermarché-Wanty, with Biniam Girmay who fell hard and had to give up, just like Stuyven and Van Aert. However, the Eritrean escaped without any fractures https://twitter.com/IntermarcheW/status/1773030740919214454although there were images of VTM to see that he walked out well wrapped up. ‘The first scan has shown that he has no fracture, but we have to take a look, because he really suffered a blow to his ribs. He fell hard. It seems to be not too bad, but it is now important how those ribs react in the coming days. We continue to have hope for the Tour of Flanders. It’s fifty-fifty, I think,” said sporting director Aike Visbeek Cycling flash.

Pedersen got back on his bike, but only did so to ride to the bus. He arrived there with torn clothing, but the damage seemed to be minor. Broken ribs were reported for Michele Gazzoli at Astana Qazaqstan.

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