Adam Yates (UAE Staff Emirates) crashed out of the UAE Tour throughout stage 3 on Wednesday, and his staff has confirmed he suffered a concussion within the fall.
“Sadly, Adam Yates has been recognized with a concussion after his crash at this time on the UAE Tour,” the staff introduced on social media.
“He’s steady with different superficial accidents. For the sake of Adam’s well being, and as per concussion protocols, he was withdrawn from racing. He’ll want restoration, and the medical staff will proceed with neurological monitoring and rehab going ahead.”
Yates, 31, received the UAE Tour in 2020 and positioned second to Tadej Pogačar in 2021 and 2022. As winner of the Tour of Oman earlier this month, Yates was one of many fundamental favourites to win his staff’s residence tour.
As an alternative, on Jebel Jais, his teammate Jay Vine took the lead of the race after putting second on the stage behind Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale).
“He does not keep in mind hitting the bottom, so our ideas are with him,” Jay Vine stated after the end. “It isn’t the way in which you wish to see certainly one of your teammates depart the bike race.”
Yates crashed on the run-in to the ultimate climb however received again on his bike and continued till halfway by way of the climb when he stopped and climbed into the staff automotive.
The UCI has a protocol to evaluate riders following a crash, however it didn’t seem that Yates was instantly evaluated for a concussion. It was solely when he complained of a headache to his staff that it turned clear one thing was unsuitable.
In response to GCN, the staff let Yates make the choice to go on or cease.
“It’s simply actually necessary that he listened to himself in a state of affairs like this [and] simply take care, you realize, it’s only a motorcycle race,” UAE Staff Emirates rider Mikel Bjerg stated to GCN.
