![]() ![]() You never want to see the riders injured, and we have had this happen before, but sometimes there's just nothing you can do." "I don't know how bad the injuries are but, it's nice not to see anyone on the ground there. "For sure, I was relieved," she said of the minimal involvement of riders from her team. Someone touches a wheel and they crash, it's like the guys, it's like the Tour de France," said Trek-Segafredo head director Ina Teutenberg. "It was a crash, it was a slow day, a long day. He must decide who to help first."Īt Trek-Segafredo, World Champion Elisa Balsamo needed a bike change, but otherwise the team didn't have any riders involved. Normally, always in a crash there is only one mechanic and two or three riders who need assistance. If someone crashed and needs to see a doctor we can wait with the wheels and bikes. Then he can see who needs a bike, or is ready to go. "The mechanic is always the first staff member at the crash. It was a long straight road and the speed was not super high but if one goes down, the rest do, it seemed to be in the middle of the peloton. They are all sitting there and it's a long day and the heat," he told Cyclingnews. "We were already near the front in the cars so we could see it. He also explained from a director's perspective how the team handles a crash and the steps taken to get the riders back in the race or the medical attention they might need. "I didn't have pain from the crash, I knew there was nothing broken, and I could continue."ĮF Education-TIBCO-SVB director, Daniel Holm Foder, also stressed the importance of staying calm during a crash in order to assess the situation and better help the riders. "I'm always really calm and today we had good communication on the radio, and it was super boring and with nothing to do," said Van den Broek Blaak. Van den Broek Blaak, the road captain for SD Worx who normally provides guidance to the team from within the peloton, handled the crash with characteristic composure. When I went to the medical doctor, he said you need to come back after the race for stitches. "In the race, I went to the medical car because I could see that then it didn't stop bleeding, and they already helped me at the team car with a towel and a hairband from Anna. The rider had visible injuries on her elbow and arm that required medical attention from the in-race doctor. "I have some stitches in my elbow but I don't have pain so, it's OK, it could have been better but." Van den Broek Blaak told Cyclingnews. Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) sustained trauma to her head, shoulder and cervical vertebra and was transported to the Epinal hospital for evaluation.Īlso injured in the crashes were Coralie Demay (St Michel-Auber93), Marta Bastianelli (UAE Team ADQ), Letizia Borghesi (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Anais Morichon and Yuliia Biriukova (Arkéa Pro Cycling Team), Jesse Vandenbulcke, Gladys Verhulst and Marjolein Van 't Geloof (Le Col-Wahoo), Olivia Baril (Valcar Travel & Service), Grace Brown (FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope), Chantal van de Broek Blaak (SD Worx), Marta Lach (Ceratizit-WNT), Rotem Gafinovitz (Roland Cogeas Edelweiss), and Lily Williams (Human Powered Health). She was indeed lucky as several riders required medical attention. My foot will feel OK tomorrow – I got lucky." It took a while because it was really stuck and we had to take off the wheel to get my foot out. I have no idea how I got my foot stuck in the wheel. "I had one girl, maybe two girls on top of me. She immediately communicated with her directors across the team radio channel to notify them of who crashed. I was looking around to see what was stuck, and how to get out without hurting each other." "I tried to stay calm, figure out how to get out and back to the race. Her ankle was a little swollen but she thinks it will be fine for the start of stage 6. I didn't have a choice," Vallieres Mill said. "I'm not sure, it was a bit in front of me, and then everyone fell over each other and there was no place to go. Someone said it was a slow race and riders may have lost concentration, another said it was a touch of wheels and, in what is perhaps the likely scenario, others said a few riders swerved to avoid a water bottle in the middle of the road. Lorena Wiebes strikes a second time and wins stage 5 of Tour de France Femmes 'A harsh call' - Barbara Malcotti disqualified at Tour de France Femmes Emma Norsgaard abandons Tour de France Femmes after dramatic crash ![]()
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