Neo-pro Paul Magnier crashed out of the Tour of Britain throughout hectic stage 6 on Sunday, and the Soudal Quick-Step Team confirmed he suffered a concussion within the fall.
“Paul underwent a CT scan which revealed a critical mind concussion that requires him to spend the night time within the hospital. At the identical time, the 20-year-old suffered some critical abrasions to his elbow and knee that may want some stitching,” the workforce acknowledged in a medical replace.
The revelation at this yr’s Tour of Britain, Magnier had dominated the bunch sprints, successful three of the 5 phases and aiming to contest the anticipated dash on the ultimate stage. His teammates double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe offered a number of the firepower to assist place him within the first 5 phases.
But, the French rider missed the important thing cut up in the course of the aggressive 158.4 km stage 6, when the peloton encountered crosswinds as they raced from Lowestoft to Felixstowe. While half of a big chase group with most of his teammates, Magnier crashed with about 35km remaining. Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) additionally went down in the identical incident and deserted the race.
Magnier, who had secured the crimson factors jersey, was instantly taken to the hospital in Ipswich for a collection of investigations.
Since becoming a member of Soudal-QuickStep this yr, Magnier has claimed victories on the Tour of Oman and the Trofeo Ses Salines – Felanitx. He additionally added two stage wins at Under-23 occasions, securing triumphs at each the Course de la Paix and the Giro Next Gen.
