Elia Viviani taken away in an ambulance and Jonathan Milan retired, along with other riders who suffered the worst in a fall at Paris-Roubaix. Another Italian, Alberto Bettiol, also ended up on the ground but decided to continue the race.
The conditions of the Olympic champion, who races for Ineos Grenadiers, will be evaluated in hospital. The Lidl-Trek doctors will evaluate Milan's.
The growing dangers of cycling races accompanied the 121st edition of the Roubaix, which lost several protagonists due to accidents in the races in recent weeks.
(Unioneonline)