Sir Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas avoid mass Scheldeprijs crash
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Version 0 of 1. Sir Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas avoided being caught up in a major crash in the final kilometre of Scheldeprijson Wednesday, but their Team Sky team‑mate Elia Viviani was not so fortunate. The Italian, who was vying for position ahead of the expected sprint finish in the cobbled classic around northern Belgium, hit the barriers in a crash that sent around 50 riders to the ground, and went to hospital for x-rays. Wiggins and Thomas were part of a strong Team Sky line-up in the race, Wiggins’ penultimate outing for the team, with Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix the last. Sky’s sports director, Servais Knaven, said: “Elia had a lot of pain in his arm and ribs, but that’s all we know at the moment. It was fortunate that none of our other riders were involved.It was a nasty crash and everything had been going well for us before it. “Obviously, it’s a shame for Elia, but the rest of the guys are in good shape for Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.” After the crash, Katusha’s Alexander Kristoff took the win with only 14 riders contesting the sprint. |