22-year-old suffers small fracture to right knee in crashLaurens De Plus was told by doctors that he was "really lucky" to escape without serious injuries, after his dramatic crash at Il Lombardia.
Jan Bakelants and Simone Petilli suffer broken vertebrae after crashing over guard-rail on technical descent.Jan Bakelants of Ag2r La Mondiale (Sunada)Jan Bakelants and Simone Petilli are both in hospital after suffering broken vertebrae in crashes on the same corner as Laurens De Plus at Il Lombardia.
From Nibali's prowess to the horrible crashes7 October 2017
111th Giro di Lombardia
NIBALI Vincenzo (ITA) Bahrain - Merida
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADAFrom Nibali's prowess to the horrible crashes, we analyse the top talking points from a memorable edition of Il Lombardia which gave a home victory.
Italian rider goes solo on penultimate descent to claim victoryVincenzo Nibali takes the 50th win of his pro career at Il LombardiaVincenzo Nibali delivered a home victory for the Italian crowd at Il Lombardia as he attacked on the penultimate climb of the day to take a solo win.
Belgian rider went over the barriers on descent from the Muro di SormanoLaurens De Plus escaped without serious injuries after he suffered a bad crash at Il Lombardia, flying over road-side barriers after misjudging a corner.
