The Bora-hansgrohe team riders Wilco
Kelderman, Rüdiger Selig and Andreas Schillinger
have been hospitalized and suffer various injuries after being hit by a car while training on Saturday in the Italian town of Peschiera del Garda, according to the German squad. .
"Today during training some of our cyclists were involved in a car accident. Wilco Kelderman, Rüdiger Selig and Andreas Schillinger were taken to the hospital, all conscious. Wilco and Rudi have suffered concussions, while Andreas awaits the final exams, "the team said in a statement.
The Bora-hansgrohe team, which
this Sunday travels to the Canary Islands to continue its preseason
, was affected this Saturday when an off-road vehicle hit seven team riders, according to 'La Gazzetta dello Sport', after the vehicle could skip a yield.
The other four runners affected were
Marcus Burghardt, Anton Palzer, Maximilian Schachmann and Michael Schwarzmann
, who returned to the hotel just hours later with some scratches on their body, but no further injuries.
Peter Sagan, who had already closed the training session, was not affected.
Already this Sunday, the team announced the results of the medical tests to which those affected were subjected.
"Wilco suffered a concussion and has a fractured vertebra. Andreas suffered fractures of vertebrae in the cervical and thoracic spine. Rudi has also suffered a concussion, but no fracture," he explained.
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