Luke Plapp abandons Tour de Hongrie with signs of concussion, Egan Bernal continues race battered and bruised
CyclingThursday, 11 May 2023 at 10:37
Egan Bernal has been lacking the luck he needs to get back on track. After a miraculous recovery from a life-threatening crash last year he's looking to return to competitive form this year, but has crashed for the third time yesterday at the Tour de Hongrie.
After a crash at the Vuelta a San Juan sidelined him for two months from competition, he returned at the Volta a Catalunya where he hit the deck once again. Both in San Juan and the Tour de Romandie the Colombian has shown great signs of recovery, but now at the Tour de Hongrie where he started as one of the favourites for the overall classification, he has crashed once again towards the final sprint with some consequences.
Bernal sustained road rash and bruising however INEOS confirmed he was to start stage 2 of the race, with the same time as most of the GC contenders as it was inside the final 3 kilometers. This will certainly have an effect on the rest of the race however where he looks to battle for a spot among the best.
Not as lucky was Luke Plapp, another big favourite for the GC, who crashed alongside Bernal but has shown signs of concussion and has been taken out of the race as a precaution. Both could be targeting the Vuelta a Espana later this year and so using this period of May where climbers are either racing the Giro d'Italia or preparing for the Tour de France so as to obtain some more results.
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- Looks like his poor health just stomped on the rear mech of his cycling career.Onepiece09-01-2026
- she is so good. even her results from 2025, which were “bad”, would be a career year for most riders. and consider at MSR, for example, her teammate won - perhaps Lotte could have won it. wishing her the best for 2026!mij09-01-2026
- bummer - he was fun to watch and was young. had a lot left in him.mij09-01-2026
- What a fairytale day! Everything fell into place.mhfrvz09-01-2026
- Not sure you can say that someone as talented and successful as him has had bad luck, but between coming along right after the two titans and now this, his is a career cut short. Perhaps he can transition to a different role in the sport, but in any case I wish him well.MidnightRider08-01-2026
- I doubt it. This blows a hole in their ranks.mobk08-01-2026
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santiagobenites08-01-2026 - however you frame it, it seems that they asked more from Ayuso (who obviously did not deliver the needed support) than they are asking from del Torro ... who - according to this quote - just needs to show up and can then ride however he likes.Ketterechts08-01-2026
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Crash Update: Unfortunately @Eganbernal and @LucasPlapp were involved in a crash on stage one of #TourDeHongrie. Egan sustained road rash and bruising but has been cleared to start tomorrow’s stage. Luke is showing signs of mild concussion, and will not start tomorrow (1/2)
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