Crash forces Lizzie Deignan, Marlen Reusser to abandon Tour of Flanders
Up🥃date: Deignan suffers a fracture to the radial head of her right arm and Reusser suffers fracture to her jaw

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marlen Reusser (SD Worx-Protime) and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lizzie Diegnan (Lidl-Trek) were forced to abandon the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of Flanders following an early-race crash on Sunday. The two riders were involved in a crash just 10km into the women's 163km race that started in Oudenaarde and both were taken to hospital for furthe⭕r medical checks.
Lidl-Trek posted 🦹a brief update across its social media channels following the accident. "Getting the news that Lizzie Deignan has been forced to stop racing after an early crash. We’ll have another update when we know more," wrote Lidl-Trek during the race.
The team later confirmed that X-rays showed Deignan suffered a frac♎ture to the radial head of her right arm.
SD Worx-Protime laꦍter released a statement that confirmed Reusser's injuries, which included a fracture to her ไjaw and damage to her teeth.
"Marl🐽en Reusser had to leave the Tour of Flanders after a serious crash. On examination in hospital, it was discovered that the 32-year-old Swiss rider had suffered a fracture to her right jawbone and her teeth were also damaged. She is on the way to Switzerland and will have further tests tomorrow in the hospital in Bern. Updates will follow in due coursꦕe," SD Worx confirmed.
The crash happened during the opening kilometres of the race along the cobbled sector, Lange Munte, that involved Reusser and Deignan, along with World Champion and two-time defending champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime), US Champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM), Monica Greenwood (Team Coop-Re🔯psol).
Although Kopecky and Dygert got back on their bikes and back into the peloton, others were not so fortunate, with Deignan, Reusser and Greenwood being forcedౠ to abandon.
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Live streaming footage of the crash showed about 10 riders go down mid-pack, with many riders skirting around the accident and continuing the race. Multiple riders also appeared to scramble to collect and untangle their bikes as team mechanics and support vehicl꧙es rushed to help their injured riders.
Deignan appeared to have a facial injury, bleeding underneath her right eye and cheek, and she was holding her right arm. She sat down on the roadside grassy section next to Reusser, who appeared to have abrasions along her lower legs as she held her hand up 🧔to cover her face.
Reusser and Deignan were taken to hos🍨pital for checks and💎 treatment.
Both Deignan, a former winner of the Tour of Flanders, and Reusser lined up at the race ꦯin support of their respective teammates and race favourites.
Deignan was set to be an integral part of Lidl-Trek's team that was racing for Elisa Longo Borghini. Longo Borghini event♛ually went on to win the Tour of Flanders, while Shirin v🦩an Anrooij finished third on the day.

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