Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) and Sofia Bertizzolo (UAE Team ADQ) have been pressured to desert the Vuelta a Burgos Féminas after a crash in the course of the ultimate dash on stage 1 that despatched each riders to hospital to obtain medical therapy for his or her accidents.
The high-speed crash occurred within the closing metres of the stage into Burgos. After a late left flip, Bertizzolo got here out of the slipstream with 150 metres to go however misplaced management of her entrance wheel and crashed into Balsamo, pushing her into obstacles at excessive velocity.
A medical replace from Lidl-Trek confirmed that Balsamo had sustained a fracture to her nasal bone and second metacarpal whereas additionally sustaining a concussion.
“An preliminary evaluation & scans have revealed a fractured nasal bone and concussion for Elisa Balsamo after the crash on Vuelta a Burgos Stage 1 alongside a fractured second metacarpal,” Lidl-Trek confirmed in a medical replace.
Balsamo’s compatriot Bertizzolo was taken to Hospital Universitario de Burgos, the place x-rays confirmed that she suffered a fracture in her left radius.
“Following the crash that occurred immediately within the finale of the primary stage of the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas and that concerned UAE Team ADQ athlete Sofia Bertizzolo, scientific examinations carried out on the Hospital Universitario de Burgos revealed a fracture of the radius of the left forearm,” UAE Team ADQ confirmed following the race.
“A plaster solid has been utilized to Sofia Bertizzolo, and restoration time shall be evaluated within the coming days by the group’s medical employees.
“We want Sofia a speedy restoration.”
