Cycling: Even before Milan-Sanremo has even started, the first top favorite is already out. Unfortunately, Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) got it a little worse after his crash on Stage XNUMX of Tirreno-Adriatico.
Gaviria triggers a fall – and breaks his metacarpal bone
In cycling, things can happen so quickly. This afternoon, the Quick-Step Floors crew worked all day to catch up with the breakaways. In the mass sprint, they finally wanted to win a stage with sprinter Fernando Gaviria. But then everything turned out differently. Around eight kilometers from the finish, the sprinter teams line up. At Quick-Step Floors you can see the riders lined up like a string of pearls. Then suddenly Fernando Gaviria stumbles. The Colombian touched the rear wheel of his driver Maximiliano Richeze with his front wheel. The fall was unstoppable. Fernando Gaviria goes down, taking half the peloton with him.
Due to this inattention, Gaviria not only messed up the mass sprint of today's stage, but also the next four weeks as well. According to initial investigations, the Colombian broke the metacarpal bone in his left hand. In the coming weeks he has to take it easy. For him, the first monument of the year falls through. Milan-Sanremo will take place without Fernando Gaviria. The 23-year-old finished fifth last year and would have been one of the closest favorites at this event.
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