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An enormous crash within the Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday noticed a variety of riders together with Wout van Aert (Visam-Lease-a-Bike) compelled to desert the Males’s race.
With 60km to go, a number of riders within the peloton went to floor in an enormous pile-up, with a quantity, together with Van Aert, needing medical remedy.
The 29-year-old was in misery on the highway, together with his jersey virtually ripped fully from his grazed again, earlier than being helped onto a stretcher.
The incident appears to be like set to influence his participation within the Tour of Flanders on the weekend.
Apart from Van Aert, Alex Kirsch (Lidl-Trek), Jasper Stuyven (Lidl-Trek), Biniam Girmay (Intermarche–Wanty), Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin–Deceuninck), Harry Sweeny (EF-Training) and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) had been additionally concerned.
Girmay and Stuyven joined Van Aert in abandoning the race.
“That is completely nightmarish!” remarked Rob Hatch on commentary.
“This has been an enormous swathe of the favourites who’ve been minimize down, I’m afraid.”
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