This Wednesday, Adrien Petit was involved in a crash in Dwars door Vlaanderen and his hand came in contact with a spoke. Radiographs this Thursday showed a fracture of the phalanx proximalis in his left hand.
In addition, Mike Teunissen (upper respiratory tract infection) and Hugo Page (glandular gever) are out and will also miss the Tour of Flanders. These cases of illness add up to the ones of Sven Erik Bystrøm, Aimé De Gendt and Loïc Vliegen, who returned in competition.
« Following his crash in Dwars door Vlaanderen, Adrien Petit sustained a small avulsion fracture of the phalanx proximalis of D3 of the left hand. It is not dislocated and no operation is needed. Adrien will wear a special cast for at least two weeks to recover. He will have to observe a period of at least 2-3 weeks without competition to regain the full ability to hold his handlebars. We will closely follow the evolution of his injury and hope to see him back on the road soon. »
