Dylan Groenewegen breaks collarbone in Renewi Tour sprint crash, Tim Merlier relegated

Dylan Groenewegen breaks collarbone in fall in Renewi Tour, found guilty Tim Merlier reinstated. Read the report on telesport.nl

Dylan Groenewegen breaks collarbone in Renewi Tour sprint crash, Tim Merlier relegated

Fall happens on stage 1 finish line as Merlier swings toward Jayco-AlUla rider while they cross in fourth and fifth

BILZEN (ANP) - Cyclist Dylan Groenewegen broke his collarbone in a crash during the first stage of the Renewi Tour. This was reported by his team Jayco AlUla on X. The Dutch champion will "probably" undergo surgery in the coming days. Groenewegen (31) fell at the finish line after a...

Victory was no longer in the cards for either of them. While Jonathan Milan was making the victory gesture a few meters further on in the first stage of the Renewi Tour, Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla) got into each other. And not a second later, they were both lying on the asphalt. Merlier, who was also disqualified, was able to sit up again fairly quickly, but Groenewegen suffered a much harder blow.

Victory was no longer in the cards for either of them. While Jonathan Milan was making the victory gesture a few meters further on in the first stage of the Renewi Tour, Tim Merlier and Dylan Groenewegen got into each other. And not a second later they were both lying on the asphalt. Merlier was able to sit up again fairly quickly, but Groenewegen seemed to take the blow harder. Merlier was declassified by the competition jury and has to pay a f…