Friday, 7 August 2015

News shorts: Crashes for Fuglsang, Nordhaug, Peters and Siutsou in Denmark

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Crash wipes out Fuglsang’s chances

Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) was one of the favourites to win the overall title of the Tour of Denmark, but it all came to an end with a crash in Thursday’s third stage. The Dane finished 16 minutes down.

With about 50km to go in the race’s queen stage, Fuglsang crashed together with Sky’s Lars Petter Nordhaug and Alex Peters, both of whom had to abandon.

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Fuglsang ripped open his right elbow, riding with blood flowing down his arm before getting it bandaged. He also suffered a lot of abrasions, particularly on his back.

Sky loses three in Denmark

Team Sky suffered the most from crashes in the Tour of Denmark, with Lars Petter Nordhaug, Alex Peters and Kanstantsin Siutsou having to abandon during the stage.

You can read more at Cyclingnews.com



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