Pfeiffer Georgi (dsm-firmenich Post NL) was caught up within the late crash on stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes, with the British Champion’s group late on Thursday releasing a medical replace which stated she was “doing effectively given the gravity of her fall”.
The crash within the closing ten kilometres of the race occurred within the exit of a roundabout, catching out quite a few riders together with Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) who misplaced the race lead after the autumn. Most of the riders concerned have been in a position to rise up and nurse their accidents to the road, although not Georgi or EF-Oatly–Cannondale rider Magdeleine Vallieres, who sustained a concussion.
Both have been taken to hospital, with the dsm-firmenich PostNL rider nonetheless receiving additional checks, as of the most recent replace on the time of writing.
“After her crash at the moment at [the Tour de France Femmes Pfeiffer Georgi] is doing effectively given the gravity of her fall,” stated the team on social media. “She has sustained a number of accidents however at this stage they don’t look too critical, nevertheless she remains to be present process additional checks in hospital so we’ll present an extra and full replace after they’re concluded tomorrow.
Georgi had lined up for her third Tour de France Femmes with sturdy type, having taken fifth within the hard-fought Olympic Games highway race. The stage from Bastogne to Amnéville had seemed like a possible alternative for the 23-year-old earlier than the crash ended her time on the race.