A high-speed mass crash with slightly below 2km to go in stage 3 of the Vuelta a Burgos Féminas noticed 29 riders hit the bottom and held up many others. Seven riders didn’t end the race, and though they might begin Sunday’s stage 4 because the crash falls beneath the 3km rule, their accidents make this unlikely.
On the run-in to the dash end in Melgar de Fernamental, the dash trains have been combating for place on a slight downhill that started 2.5km from the road. A contact of wheels at excessive velocity brought on a sequence response of crashes spreading all the best way throughout the highway, with two riders somersaulting over the roadside crash boundaries.
A complete of 29 riders went to the bottom, most with no time to react to the chaos unfolding in entrance of and round them. Many different riders have been held up as solely 45 riders have been forward of the crash. Because of the three-kilometre rule, all these riders, whether or not crashed or held up, got the identical time as stage winner Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime).
Évita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ), second place total after stage 3, was lacking from the provisional GC, however the workforce confirmed to Cyclingnews that she was solely held up and didn’t crash herself. Muzic’s teammates Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and Nina Buijsman did go down, although, and Buijsman couldn’t end the race, struggling a minimize to her eyebrow, a potential concussion, and a collarbone harm.
Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek), the wearer of the white U23 jersey, was one of many crash victims however might end the race and solely had a minimize to her hand.
Visma-Lease a Bike noticed all 5 riders go down. Margaux Vigie, Linda Riedmann, Rosita Reijnhout, and Maud Oudeman suffered severe abrasions however completed the stage whereas Eva van Agt – simply reeled in after being within the breakaway – was taken to hospital for additional checks.
DSM-Firmenich PostNL’s Eglantine Rayer was one of many riders tumbling over the crash boundaries. She was additionally taken to hospital, as was Isabel Martín (Eneicat-CMTeam), who suffered a fractured collarbone.
Laura Tomasi (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) suffered a number of wounds that required stitches however had no fractures. The medical checks on her teammate Jessenia Meneses have been nonetheless ongoing on the time of writing.
Laury Milette’s workforce, Komugi-Grand Est, confirmed that the 21-year-old Canadian additionally suffered a number of abrasions however no fractures.
All the opposite riders acquired again on their bikes to complete the stage. Cristina Tonetti and Debora Silvestri (each Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) suffered abrasions, and Paula Patiño (Movistar Workforce) had a small harm on her knee.
