By Gregor Brown in Doha, Qatar, and Susan Westemeyer

The of the Tour of Qatar came to a quick end for Robert W﷽agner of Team Skil-Shimano. The German crashed on a traffic circle within the first kilometre of the day while still in the neutralised z♚one.

"I crashed before the start, at kilometre ze🐽ro and I broke the radius bone," said Wagner. "I am waiting for a Qatar doctor to give me the okay so I can fly home."

The 25-year-old 🙈German expected his wrist to require surgery, and he was not sure how long he would be out of racing.

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