Mathieu van der Poel injured in Nokere Koerse crash

20 March 2019 05:31
Mathieu van der Poel's much-hyped foray into road racing's Spring Classics looked to be over before it really got underway, with the Dutch champion crashing heavily in the sprint finish of the Nokere Koerse on Wednesday, but his Corendon-Circus team reports he suffered no fractures. Van der Poel was taken down by a touch of wheels from Sunweb's Max Walscheid in the final 500 metres and tumbled numerous times down the cobbled stretch before being run over by CCC's Jonas Koch. The cyclo-cross world champion was conscious but in pain as he was attended to medics on course, and then stretchered away. Although there were concerns that Van der Poel had injured his shoulder and pelvis, his team confirmed in a post on Instagram that he has no fractures.ADVERTISEMENT "Nokere Koerse went completely wrong for our team in the final," Corendon-Circus stated. “An ugly fall of Mathieu van der Poel in the last hundreds of meters, after which he was taken to the hospital. Fortunately, no fractures were found, only bruises and abrasions. Without unforeseen circumstances, Mathieu can complete his road program as planned." Floris Gerts (Tarteletto-Isorex) was involved in the crash and also carried off course on a stretcher with possible injuries to his neck. Sunweb's Cees Bol won the race ahead of Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Jasper Philipesen (UAE Team Emirates). — cronoescalada.com (@cronoescalada) March 20, 2019         View this post on Instagram                   You can read more at Cyclingnews.com.read full article

Source: Cycling News