Vingegaard also suffered a pneumothorax and Quinn a concussion in the Itzulia multiple fall
Euskaraz irakurri: Vingegaardek pneumotoraxa eta Quinnek garuneko kommozioa ere badute Itzuliaren erorikoaren ondorioz
The Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease a Bike), double winner of the Tour de France and winner of the Itzulia 2023, also suffered a lung contusion and a pneumothoraxin addition to the clavicle and several rib fracturesin the fall suffered this Thursday in Itzulia.
The Visma team has indicated this Friday that the more detailed examinations to which the Dane was subjected revealed these lung problemsin addition to those that appeared at first.
An ugly fall on a tight bend left several cyclists fallen into a ditchamong them the then leader of the test Primoz Roglic (BORA-hansgrohe) or Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates), who was also hospitalized for rule out neurological damageand others fallen in the forest, like Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), Natnael Tesfatsion (Lidl-Trek) or Sean Quinn (Education First-EasyPost); The latter was also transferred to a hospital by ambulance.
Quinn’s team, the Education Firstissued a medical report last night indicating that the North American runner has suffered “a concussion, a fractured sternum, abrasions and bruises“, so they have activated the team’s concussion protocol and will continue to be monitored by the team’s medical staff.
Source: Eitb
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