Geraint Thomas crash Tour de Suisse: The Team Ineos rider has escaped without any major injury. And his team expect he will ride the Tour de France.
Team Ineos has said Geraint Thomas has been left with no serious injuries from his crash at the Tour de Suisse.
And at this stage it believed the crash, about 30km from the
finish of today’s stage 4, would not rule him out of taking to the Tour de
France start line next month.
Fr Derick Macleod of Team Ineos said the fall was “heavy”, with Thomas taking much of the impact on his head.
“He passed his initial concussion roadside test but with the
nature and severity of the impact, it was felt unsafe for him to continue in
the race,” Dr Macleod said.
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“He was taken to hospital and thankfully all the X-rays and scans have come back clear. He’s now back in the team hotel and in good spirits.
“He’s been given the all clear which is great but we will
continue to monitor him over the next few days. Knowing Geraint, it won’t take
him long to get back on his bike.
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“But we’ll need to ensure he’s symptom free in the next few days
before he does so.
“We’re optimistic he’ll make a full recovery over the coming
days though and all being well he’ll be back on his bike very soon.”
Thomas himself outlined how he had crashed, saying it all
happened very quickly.
“There was a lip in the road that came out of nowhere. An
Astana rider hit the lip and crashed and I had nowhere to go,” he said.
“I landed on my shoulder and my face and there was quite a
bit of blood. You’ve always got to be cautious with a head injury.
“And whilst I was keen to carry on, the doctors made the right decision to pull me out of the race.
“Clearly it’s frustrating and a small setback for my Tour de France preparations. But there’s still plenty of time before we start in Brussels in a few weeks’ time.
“We will recalibrate and I’m sure my coach Tim (Kerrison)
will have a plan in place to ensure I’m ready.”
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