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One of Belgium's most prestigious road cycling races was marred by a serious crash that left Olympic favourite Wout van Aert with broken collarbone and fractured ribs.
Van Aert suffered several fractures after being brought down along with several riders some 65 kilometres from the finish of the Dwars door Vlaanderen one-day race on Wednesday.
The leader of the Visma-Lease a Bike team crashed just ahead of the climb of Berg ten Houte along with Biniam Girmay of Intermarche-Wanty and Mads Pedersen and Jasper Stuyven of Lidl-Trek.
Van Aertm, the reigning Olympic road race silver medallist and a podium favourite for the 2024 Olympics this summer, could be heard screaming in pain as he lay on the ground.
He was helped onto a stretcher and taken to the medical tent for X-rays, which revealed the extent of his injuries and ruled him out of the upcoming Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix and the Amstel Gold Race - three of the classic road races that are the staple of the cycling calendar in March and April.
Wout van Aert suffered a broken collarbone and fractured ribs in a major crash
The Belgian crashed 65km from the finish of the Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday
'It is unclear how long his recovery will take,' the Visma team said in a statement.
'Van Aert will definitely miss the Tour of
