In the closing kilometres of the the opening stage of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Baloise Belgium Tour, BMC's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Philippe Gilbert was animating the race by bridging across to a three-man breakaway but back in the chasing peloton,  it was bad news for the team and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Stephen Cummings.

With 20k𒀰m left in the 173km race, Cummings was at the back of 🌺the peloton discarding a bidon when he lost control of his bike and fell to the ground breaking his left elbow which was later confirmed by post-race x-ray's.

The winner of February's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour Méditerranéen and runner-up at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dubai Tour also suffered a contusion to his le๊ft hip, BMC's doctor Dario Spinelli sa🌠id.

The stage was decided in a bunch sprint with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tom Boonen (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Omega Pharma-Quick Step) taking the win ahead of German national road champion André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) and Theo Bos (Belkin Pro Cycling Team) with 🍌Greg Van Avermaet the best placed BMC ri💖der in 14th.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Silvan Dillier also crashed in the frenetic finale as he was in🙈volved in a pile-up with 7km left to race but was not seriously hurt.

As Gilbert explained post-race, the teams with ambitions for sprint finish ensured it was๊ a fast finish to open the Belgium Tour.

"It was a nervous and fast race and on the local lap it was dangerous," Gilbert said. "I wanted to anticipate with my attack 💧and asked Thor Hushovd, as he is our sprinter. But Lotto brought us back to the peloton. This attack would not make it to🐻 the finish, but the ambition was to gain some seconds."