Monday, April 29, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Update Ellen van Dijk did not suffer any fractures in her fall in the team time trial of La Vuelta Femenina. The Lidl-Trek rider said this on Sunday evening Instagram. Her team Lidl-Trek has now confirmed that Van Dijk will start in the second stage of the Spanish stage race.
Van Dijk was the big driving force at Lidl-Trek, which narrowly won the opening team time trial. The American team succeeded despite a fall in the last corner. Here Van Dijk fell together with Elynor Bäckstedt. “This is not the way I wanted to end our team time trial in La Vuelta Femenina,” Van Dijk wrote with a photo after the fall. “But I am very proud of this victory and everyone’s efforts today.”
“Thanks for all the messages. Luckily nothing was broken, I ‘only’ needed some stitches in my chin. Hopefully I will recover as quickly as possible so that I can give 100 percent to the girls this week.”
Updated 12.18 pm
Lidl-Trek has confirmed that Van Dijk will start the second stage of La Vuelta Femenina. The second stage goes from Buñol to Moncófar, a distance of 118 kilometers. A bunch sprint seems the most likely scenario on the relatively flat course.
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We’re pleased to report that @ellenvdijk is able to continue in the race despite her crash yesterday. Ellen received stitches for the wound on her chin and scans at the hospital ruled out any fractures. pic.twitter.com/it35I7FkLA— Lidl-Trek (@LidlTrek) April 29, 2024
2024-04-29 10:18:00
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