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World champion cyclist injured in horrific high-speed crash
World champion cyclist Julian Alaphilippe has been brutally injured after hitting a tree in a high-speed crash
Alaphilippe crashed in a mass pileup at the one-day Liège-Bastogne-Liège cycling race in Belgium.
According to his team QuickStep AlphaVinyl, he has two broken ribs, a broken scapula, and collapsed lung.
The mass crash saw multiple cyclists flung off their bikes.
Opponent Romain Bardet escaped the crash and was set to win the race but chose to stop and help Alaphilippe who had fallen down the hill amongst bushland.
“It was just a nightmare,”
“When I looked around, I saw Julian maybe five or six meters down, and it was an emotional shock because he was in a bad situation. No one was coming and he really needed help. It was an emergency situation. He couldn’t move, he couldn’t breathe.”
“He felt conscious but he couldn’t really talk. I really hope that he’s OK. The mechanic came, then the doctor. The road was completely blocked.
“A lot of guys were involved in a very bad situation. No one saw him, you couldn’t really see him from the road … After that, I was in shock. The race was gone. I was lucky to escape with no injuries.”
Romain Bardet
At this stage, Julian remains in a stable condition in hospital. Messages of support and well wishes are flooding in for the world champion.
