Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) crashed on stage 3 of the lads’s race on the Tour Down Underneath, hitting the deck together with not less than 4 different riders at ten kilometres to go on the quick downhill run to the road in Campbelltown.
Plapp managed to get again on his bike, along with his equipment ripped to shreds alongside the left hand facet, revealing intensive patches of grazed and bloody pores and skin on his shoulder pores and skin and again. His proper fingers have been additionally lined in blood.
His Jayco-AlUla group shortly put out an replace on social media saying: “Not the best day with a really unlucky quick crash for Australian champion Plapp within the ultimate 10km. He managed to complete the stage however with a number of pores and skin misplaced.”
“Bicycle owner are TOUGH”
The group later stated in a press release that “Plapp has been seen by the onsite medical group on the end line. Many superficial wounds, swollen elbow and ankle. He will not journey to hospital. We’ll monitor him in a single day and make an evaluation tomorrow earlier than the stage.”Â
Even when Plapp can be part of his teammates at the beginning tomorrow’s stage he’s now out of the GC race, coming over the road 9:53 behind race winner Sam Welsford (Bora-Hansgrohe).
The rider was one of many in-form Jayco-AlUla groups key rider, with final 12 months’s runner-up Simon Yates main the group, whereas Plapp and Chris Harper supplied choices alongside him.
Cameron Scott (Bahrain Victorious), one of many key leadout riders for Phil Bauhaus, was additionally concerned within the crash and crossed the road greater than 11 minutes down. The distinctive blue of the Astana Qazaqstan group was distinguished within the put up crash photographs, with the group saying three riders have been concerned.
The group stated on social media that: “All our riders completed the stage. We can be ready for the medical replace on [Christian] Scaroni, [Samuele] Battistella and [Michele] Gazzoli.”
Scaroni was the primary of the trio to cross the road however nonetheless misplaced 6:26 on the stage, taking his GC deficit to six:37. Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) was additionally concerned in a crash and was a DNF.
🇦🇺 #TourDownUnder | Stage 3 UPDATE – Not the best day with a really unlucky quick crash for Australian champion Plapp within the ultimate 10km. He managed to complete the stage however with a number of pores and skin misplaced. Bicycle owner are TOUGH 🥺Extra to comply with. pic.twitter.com/aa2owsyA6iJanuary 18, 2024