Lucinda Model (Baloise Trek Lions) suffered facial accidents sustained in a crash that compelled her to desert the race whereas main the World Cup in Zonhoven on Sunday.
“Within the girls’s race, Lucinda Model was on observe to get the victory, when she sadly fell and needed to step out of the race. She’s going to get a crucial check-in with the medical workers to find out the following steps,” Baloise Trek Lions wrote in an official replace following the race.
Model was main the race when she skidded closely on a left-hand bend at pace on the third lap. Dwell broadcast footage of the race confirmed Model sliding out and hitting her face on the hard-packed floor, together with her nostril taking a lot of the affect.
She stood up, holding her bleeding nostril, and walked alongside the course till help arrived. Model’s Baloise Trek Lions’ help staff wrapped Model in a heat jacket and clothes as she continued to carry her nostril.
Baloise Trek Lions haven’t launched a medical replace; nonetheless, Model posted to Instagram later within the afternoon, writing, “Wow, that hurts. What a match till I hit the bottom.”
“Did hit my nostril very laborious, subsequent up: making an x-ray to resolve the following steps within the course of. Thanks for all of your variety messages. I promise I’ll preserve preventing!”
Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) went on to win the World Cup in Zonhoven and wished Model a fast restoration.
“I all of a sudden noticed her standing nonetheless. At first, I believed she was unfortunate, however somewhat later, I noticed that she was now not there,” mentioned Pieterse, who was getting back from a first-lap mechanical when she rode handed an injured Model on the third lap. “Her crash was fortunate for me, however I hope all the pieces goes properly for her.”
Zoe Backstedt, who completed third on the day, referred to Model’s accident and the way it had affected the general consequence of the World Cup.
When requested if she may have completed higher than third, she replied, “I do not suppose so. When Lucinda was nonetheless within the race, she was flying; she simply floats over the sand, so it is actually cool to see, and Puck got here again super-fast.
“I used to be in somewhat little bit of a damage field right now, so I used to be glad to get third, I additionally would have been glad to get fourth, however sadly, Lucinda crashed, and I want her a speedy restoration.”
