US EditionCyclist Taken to Hospital After Horrific Crash at Women’s Milan-San Remo
Silvestri suffered five broken ribs and a shoulder microfracture after tumbling over a guardrail in a pileup on the Cipressa descent during the Milan-San Remo women's race.
- On Saturday, Tadej Pogacar won the 298km Milan-San Remo monument classic, edging out Briton Tom Pidcock by half a wheel to claim the prestigious title known as La Classicissima for the first time.
- Despite a crash about 30km from the finish that shredded his shorts and left him with scrapes and cuts, Pogacar recovered to rejoin the lead group for the decisive final sprint.
- In the women's race, Italian cyclist Debora Silvestri was hospitalized after a crash on the Cipressa descent less than 20km from the finish. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and Kim Le Court-Pienaar were also caught in the pileup.
- Laboral Kutxa confirmed Silvestri is stable after suffering five broken ribs and a shoulder microfracture. Lotte Kopecky won the women's classic, defeating Noemi and Eleonora Gasparrini in the final sprint.
- Mathieu crashed earlier but rejoined the peloton before the Cipressa climb, while Wout Van Aert won a bunch sprint to secure third place behind Pogacar and Pidcock.
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Cyclist falls hard over guardrail in terrifying crash that left her hospitalized
Debora Silvestri of Italy couldn't avoid a pileup near the guardrail during the women's Milan-San Remo one-day classic on Saturday, and her fall was so worrisome it had a French broadcaster on Eurosport screaming in shock.
There was a serious crash in the women's Milan-San Remo cycling race, with several contenders dropping out in the penultimate downhill.
In the scene one should have feared the most terrible thing: Radprofi Debora Silvestri plunged into the depths near Milan-Sanremo and banged on an asphalt road. In the hospital she gave first warning.
An overaccident during a descent caused an impressive fall of Debora Silvestri, which passed over a safety slide.
In the spring classic Milan – Sanremo, the Italian falls over a guardrail and falls several meters into the depth. A few hours later, the 27-year-old from the hospital reports.
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