Track cycling event restarted after huge crash
The first night of the UCI Track Champions League event in Mallorca was overshadowed by the incident during the men's elimination race...The first night of action at the opening round of the UCI Track Champions League in Mallorca was marred by a huge crash in the men's elimination race, which saw riders treated for minor injuries and delays while the track was repaired.
Mark Stewart of Britain was one of the first riders to hit the track, a shocked Rob Hatch on commentary exclaiming:"There's a massive crash. Oh my word!""And this is going to take some sorting out. What a disastrous way to start the elimination at the UCI Track Champions League. What on earth happened there?" he asked"More than half of the bunch are down, every rider bar seven are on the ground and this is not a good sight.
Watching the replay the commentator noted:"At the bottom of the track there's somebody who just edges up, it's that touch of wheels that takes everybody down, about half way through the group." A fellow Brit, William Perrett, also gave his assessment, suggesting that"unfortunately one of the Dutch riders maybe came underneath Mark and he was so far up in the bunch that he wiped him out".
"You can see the arguments here now, one of the Dutch riders, with cuts and bruises on his chin," he added, spotting the words between Stewart and the rider. "These things do happen, it's why it is such a dangerous sport. Everyone seems to be all right which is the most important thing."
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