Jay Vine was left battered and bloody after a crash in the course of the time trial on the Road World Championships in Zurich however acquired again on his bike, raced on and completed fifth behind repeat champion Remco Evenepoel.
Vine completed with blood working down his face from a minimize above his eye and splatters of blood and grime on his legs and arms. The pictures had been harking back to Stefan Küng’s crash on the 2023 European Championships.
Live tv did not seize the second Vine crashed but it surely appeared to occur on the quick descent to the shore of Lake Zurich.
The Australian was third quickest on the second time verify after 26.6km however was solely fifteenth quickest for the 10km part between the second and third time checks that included the descent.
Vine’s ending time of 54:26 put him 1:24 off Evenepoel and 30 seconds away from bronze medallist Edoardo Affini (Italy), who he had been battling with earlier within the time trial.
Vine was given instant medical care after the race and didn’t seem to have averted critical damage.
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Vine suffered cuts and bleeding after his crash in Zurich (Image credit score: Getty Images)
