Belgian cyclist crashes after dog runs into peloton during race in Italy

Remco Evenepoel crashed twice throughout Stage 5 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia Wednesday, nevertheless it wasn’t the slick situations that introduced the race favourite down the primary time. 

The 23-year-old Soudal Fast-Step rider was already 152 kilometers in through the 171-kilometer race when a dog on a sidewalk appeared to run into the road because the peloton handed.

Fast Step’s Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel (foreground) after crashing through the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2023 biking race, 171 km between Atripalda and Salerno, Might 10, 2023.  (Luca Bettini/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

Video confirmed the animal beeline towards the pack, forcing Evenepoel to the bottom. Teammate Davide Ballerini additionally went down because of the crash. 

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In accordance with Reuters, Evenepoel was again within the race simply two minutes later and crashed once more with a number of different cyclists within the remaining dash with lower than 2 kilometers left. 

“He has a lot of pain on his right side and a hematoma with contraction of his muscle tissues and a few issues along with his sacrum bone,” Soudal Fast-Step group physician Toon Cruyt stated. “Hopefully, with some good therapeutic massage and osteopathic therapy adopted by a great evening’s relaxation issues will probably be higher.”

Fast Step’s Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel crashes through the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2023 biking race Might 10, 2023.  (Luca Bettiini/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

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“After a wet day comes a sunny day,” Evenepoel wrote in an update on Twitter Thursday. 

“Yesterday was tough however after a great evening and nice care by the employees, as we speak’s feeling was good and I am trying ahead to the following days. Due to the group for all the time doing every thing potential to get me protected over the end line.”

The pack of riders cycles on the Valico di Chiunzi within the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2023 biking race, 162 km between Naples and Naples, Might 11, 2023.  (Luca Bettini/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

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Danish bike owner Mads Pedersen, 27, surged to the highest Thursday to win Stage 6. He has now gained phases in any respect three Grand Excursions. 

The Giro ends in Rome Might 28.

The Related Press contributed to this report.