Mattias Skjelmose has taken to social media to replace on his well being and mirror on his Paris-Nice crash after he was compelled out of the race on Saturday’s penultimate stage.
The Dane was mendacity in third place at 59 seconds down on race chief Matteo Jorgenson and probably in rivalry to battle for the yellow jersey during the last two levels round Nice.
However, with 51km left of the truncated 109km mountain stage to Auron, he collided with a low divider kerb in the midst of the street and fell arduous. After being tended to for a while, he was taken away in an ambulance, his Paris-Nice problem over.
Skjelmose’s Lidl-Trek workforce confirmed on Saturday night that he had managed to keep away from any fractures or critical accidents within the crash.
“Good information! Initial reviews from the hospital informs us that there aren’t any fractures for Skjelmose,” the workforce introduced in a social media publish.
Skjelmose later made a publish on Instagram to speak in regards to the crash and its impact on him, calling biking “a relentless sport” whereas detailing his accidents.
“The dream of a podium spot was snatched away from me after I crashed at the moment with 50km to go,” Skjelmose wrote.
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“After a while within the hospital in Nice, I’m now discharged. I’ve had stitches in my elbow, heavy blows to my proper knee and hip, and an damage to my again. Therefore, I will even be checked by specialists after I return to Andorra within the coming week.”
Skjelmose, who completed third on the summit end at La Loge des Gardes and seventh on the brief, sharp uphill at Berre l’Etang, is about to focus on the Ardennes Classics subsequent month, with Itzulia Basque Country (April 7-12) subsequent on the menu this spring having fortunately prevented any main accidents within the crash.
“Cycling is a relentless sport,” he continued. “One day you are feeling nice, the subsequent every little thing can change in a break up second. But you must keep in mind that the battles to beat setbacks are simply as essential because the victory itself.
“In the top, biking is like life itself – an unpredictable battle the place generally you win and generally you be taught to rise up after falling. Now it’s about wanting ahead and recovering as quickly as attainable. Thanks for all of the messages.”
Lidl-Trek could have missed out on a possible podium end at Paris-Nice, however the US squad can at the very least come away from the week with a stage win due to Mads Pedersen’s dash on stage 6.
The Dane put in one of many prime rides of the day on Saturday, too, ending among the many GC riders in tenth place on the Auron summit end.