At the third stage of @VueltaCV Ilnur Zakarin crashed and was not able to continue the race. Ilnur has a concussion and several cuts which were stitched. We wish Ilnur a speedy recovery! #RockTheRoyalBlueJersey #GazpromRusVelo #VCV2022
Ilnur Zakarin abandons Volta a Comunitat Valenciana with concussion
CyclingSaturday, 05 February 2022 at 12:20
The Russian climber started off his season in search of good form but ends up abandoning after a crash on stage 3 left him with "a concussion and several cuts".
It was not a great start of the season for the rider from Gazprom - Rusvelo. Ilnur Zakarin, who is riding his final season as a professional rider, hit the deck hard during the third stage of the Spanish stage-race and couldn't complete the stage. A dark day in the peloton where six riders abandoned, mostly due to crashes, and nine didn't step foot on the startline, with the majority being the Team BikeExchange squad which pulled out of the race after a set of positive Covid tests.
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Gazprom brought a strong lineup for what was their first race of the season, which included the likes of Tour of Turkey champion Jose Manuel Díaz, Nicola Conci and Christian Scaroni. Their best placed rider is the Spanish climber who sits 24th in the general classification. As the Russian team sets off for the final two flat stages, they will be looking to launch Marco Canola into some good results in the sprints, and possibly eye the breakaways.
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maria2024202422-11-2024 - It happens all to often. My crashes over time have yielded a broken neck, broken back, broken left leg, crush pelvis, three broken collarbones, broken right arm and I've even lost a rib. Somehow I still train and do some races every year, mainly time trials these days.awp22-11-2024
- In Italy you have few days, no more than 10 days.maria2024202422-11-2024
- Thank you, I don't know it.maria2024202422-11-2024
- Danish guy here. We have up to 6 monthsspock12322-11-2024
- Yeah I thought also he will race the Tour as well if Tim Wellens not feeling good.
James2631822-11-2024 - is it normal in Denmark not to have a name for the baby after 2 month of his birth? how is the baby officially registered in the municipality/commune? is it not immediate?maria2024202422-11-2024
- Convicted of? Didn't need to be convicted. He confessed. But he was guilty of fraud, racketeering, bribery, drug smuggling, threating witnesses, and extortion.Sweep22-11-2024
- And Lance is regularly at his side. I want to puke each time I see them together.dabman21-11-2024