“One of the most difficult Ardennes I ever did" - Michal Kwiatkowski struggles to recover from Gent Wevelgem concussion

INEOS Grenadiers Michal Kwiatkowski has admitted that his Ardennes campaign didn't go the way he would have liked and the Polish rider has blamed a concussion he suffered in a Gent Wevelgem crash as the reason why.

"One of the most difficult Ardennes I ever did," the 32-year-old revealed in a post on his official Instagram account. "Tried to help the team as much as I could, but never really bounced back after the crash and concussion in Gent-Wevelgem. Time to refocus."

Since crashing out at Gent Wevelgem, Kwiatkowski has also failed to finish at both Brabantse Pijl and the more recent Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Alongside placings of 72nd at the Amstel Gold Race and 115th at La Fleche Wallone it's been a below-par April for the former world champion.

INEOS had previously denied that the Pole had suffered a concussion in his Gent Wevelgem crash but now Kwiatkowski has set the record straight and explained his poor form. Showing his class however, he concludes the post with a message of congratulations to riders one and two at Liege-Bastogne-Liege. "Hats off to Remco Evenepoel for another championship ride & our fighter Tom Pidcock."