Demi Vollering did not maintain any damaged bones throughout the high-speed crash which misplaced her the yellow jersey on stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes and she or he is more likely to begin stage 6 in keeping with SD Worx-Protime.
The defending champion went down 6.3km from the end in Amnéville and was noticed clutching on the prime of her left leg earlier than lastly remounting 49 seconds after the incident. However a medical replace posted to the group’s social media web page on Thursday night revealed that the accidents had been largely superficial, albeit with some highway rash.
“Demi Vollering was examined on the resort by the Workforce SD Worx-Protime group physician after her fall within the fifth stage of the Tour de France Femmes. She suffered minor bruising and superficial abrasions to her decrease again and buttock,” learn the put up.
“The main focus of therapy is to get well. It seems optimistic that Vollering will have the ability to proceed the Tour on Friday.”
Vollering posted two tongue-in-cheek posts to her Instagram after the stage, studying “When my ass was nonetheless in a single piece”, and “Do not come near me tomorrow”, additionally suggesting that she is going to take the beginning in Remiremont.
Whereas she struggled to the end and restricted her losses to 1:49 on the line from teammate and stage winner Blanka Vas, Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) took second on the day and moved into the yellow jersey.
Chaos unfolded for SD Worx-Protime within the run to the road, with Mischa Bredewold questioning the protection of the roundabout exit which Vollering crashed on and sports activities supervisor Danny Stam stating that radio issues had been the rationale for under Bredewold dropping again to assist her.
Vollering did not give attention to her new deficit of 1:19 on Niewiadoma as she dropped to ninth place however as an alternative was simply happy that the crash wasn’t as extreme because it might have been, given the velocity.
“Contemplating how briskly I fell, I am glad I did not endure any damaged bones. After the autumn I needed to get well and examine every little thing. Then I used to be capable of get again on my bike and proceed the race,” stated Vollering in the identical put up.
“Now we’ve to attend and see the way it feels tomorrow morning, however I assume I will proceed the Tour tomorrow.”
With three phases remaining, Vollering is coming into the terrain which fits her greatest, the excessive mountains, however Niewiadoma has a big result in defend with, so she might want to discover her greatest on the Grand Bornand and Alpe d’Huez summit finishes if she is to wrest again yellow from the Polish rider.
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