Team Sky rider finishes st𓆉age, avoids ser♛ious injury
Kurt Alse Arvesen (Team Sky) (Image credit: Sonja Csury)
After crashing at 70kph, Team Sky's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Kurt-Asle Arvesen would be excused if he abandoned the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta a España, but the hearty Norwegian soldiered on to finish stage 5 in Valdepenas de Jaen in 169th place, safely 🐲inside the time lim🔯it.
Arvesen was on a de♕scent in the middle of the 187km stage when a child crossed the road in his path,෴ and the rider could do nothing to avoid hitting him.
The Norwegian described the incident to VG Nett. "I saw that it was going to 🍌go completely wrong, I saw the whites of his eyes just before I hit him, fearing the worst. This is definite💯ly the worst I have experienced on the bike," Arvesen said.
According to the report the boy ran into the road to pick up a bidon that was discarded by another r𝄹ider, and w🥀as struck by Arvesen. The rider was also thrown by the impact, his bike destroyed, but Arvesen escaped only with bruises and lacerations, according to his team.
He was concerned about the boy, but said▨ in a lucky coincidence, his team's support vehicle was parked near the scene and his masseur ran to help the child.
Arvesen was later told that the boy was relatively unhurt with some bruises and a cut l🌺ip.
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He was due to race the world championships for Norway, but is now concerned he might not be fit to start in Copenhagen. "I must give it a꧅ few days first. Am I not 100 percent, but we have others who can do a good job. I will not take any decision on it now, but I feel surprisingly good."
