Cyclist Debora Silvestri Taken To Hospital After Horror Crash During Milan-sanremo Classic

The Italian cyclist Debora Silvestri was taken to a infirmary aft a horrific-looking clang during nan women’s Milan-Sanremo one-day classical connected Saturday. Several cyclists were caught up successful nan incident, pinch Silvestri tumbling complete a guardrail arsenic riders tried to debar nan pileup.

Silvestri’s team, Laboral Kutxa, said nan 27-year-old was conscious arsenic she was transported and that it would springiness an update connected her information later. The incident happened connected nan descent down nan celebrated Cipressa climb, little than 20km (12 miles) from nan extremity of nan 156km route.

Two of nan favourites for nan race, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and Kim Le Court Pienaar, were besides progressive successful nan crash. Niewiadoma-Phinney was incapable to continue, while Le Court Pienaar remounted but vanished 99th.

Lotte Kopecky claimed victory, edging retired Noemi Rüegg and Eleonora Gasparrini successful a sprint of five.

The women’s title was moving from Genoa, while nan men’s race, later connected Saturday, started successful Pavia.