BMC Racing is down five riders after 22-year-old Tom Bohli was forced to abandon the Tour of Qatar on stage 1 due to a crash. No fractures were found, but it is expected he will be out of competition for the next few weeks.
"The X-rays were completely negative and the medical report shows that he has abrasions on his left shoulder and right knee. Tom was very lucky as it was a bad crash," BMC Racing Team Doctor, Dr. Daniele Zaccaria said.
"I really don't remember how the crash happened at all," Bohli said. "I don't feel too bad. My right knee hurts a bit as I have a small hole there from the crash, but otherwise it is general road rash and cuts. I'm more disappointed than anything to not be able to continue the race, as I was particularly looking forward to the time trial."
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BMC Racing team doctor Max Testa has also provided an update on the current status of its four other riders currently sidelined to to injury and ill health. Marcus Burghardt is the only rider recovering from broken bones as Stefan Küng continues his recovery from Epstein-Barr Virus diagnosis, Dylan Teuns recovers from pneumonia and Loïc Vliegen was cleared to race post-surgery for a congenital heart defect in October.
"It feels good to be back training already. I'm feeling healthy and don't have any pain in my left elbow," said Burghardt, who was forced to abandon the Tour Down Under due to his injury. "I'm taking things a bit easier but am almost back to my normal program, so it will be good to race again soon."
There is no date set for Burghardt's return to racing although Testa anticipates the German will be "ready to race in the coming weeks".
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