Lausanne - Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas had to abandon the Tour de Suisse after a heavy fall on Tuesday, and was taken to hospital for tests on what appeared to be an injured shoulder.
Thomas came down heavily in the peloton's high-pace pursuit of an escape, and was still sitting ashen-faced on the tarmac five minutes later with doctors gingerly examining his shoulder.
Ineos said on Twitter that sadly Thomas "has been forced to abandon the #TourDeSuisse. He was alert and speaking to the team after the crash and will be taken to hospital for checks."
The incident comes six days after his Ineos team-mate Chris Froome broke his leg, hip, elbow and ribs in a fall in France.
Sadly @GeraintThomas86 has been forced to abandon the #TourDeSuisse. He was alert and speaking to the team after the crash and will be taken to hospital for checks. Further updates to follow
— Team INEOS (@TeamINEOS) June 18, 2019
BREAKING Geraint Thomas suffers heavy crash as Tour de France approacheshttps://t.co/qhPiZOY7KN pic.twitter.com/auEL3xUbBW
— Mirror Sport (@MirrorSport) June 18, 2019
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