UAE Team Emirates pro hits driver head-on during training

Colombian sprinter Juan Sebastian Morano of the Emirates team suffered a concussion and a broken toe but was lucky to avoid more serious injuries after he was hit head-on by a motorist while training in Belgium , a terrible collision occurs.

As his team leader Tadej Pogačar put on a dazzling display on the Flemish cobblestones at the Saxo Classic at E3, Morano – his own spring campaign success – won the Denan Cobblestone semi-classic Grand Prix And on board the UAE Tour – he was training alone in nearby Waregem yesterday when he was hit by a driver who appeared to be swerving into the lane and crossing the rider’s lane.

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Shocking footage of the crash was captured by nearby CCTV cameras and released by Belgian broadcaster SposaShowing the 28-year-old riding his bike before he was suddenly hit head-on by the swerving driver, Morano ejected out of the camera and his bike flew into the lane.

Fortunately, miraculously, the sprinter’s injury was not too serious to require surgery, but it did mean he was ruled out of the upcoming Cobblestone Classic, including tomorrow’s Ghent-Weaver Heim and almost certainly next Sunday’s Tour of Flanders.

“Unfortunately, Juan Sebastian Morano will be ruled out of Gent-Wevelgem after he was seriously injured in a training accident in Belgium,” his Emirates Emirates squad posted last night. the statement said.

“Among his injuries, Morano has suffered a concussion and a broken toe, which will keep him out for several weeks.”

The Colombian is reportedly out of hospital today and has returned home to Andorra, where he hopes to recover in time for next month’s Tour de Hongrie.

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It wasn’t a happy weekend for Colombia’s top riders as Morano’s compatriot Egan Bernal – who is making his comeback to the sport after his race horrible training crash Last year – Volta a Catalunya was forced to drop today after another leak.

Fortunately, the 2019 Tour de France winner suffered horrific injuries, including multiple fractures and a punctured lung, after crashing into a parked bus while training at his home in Colombia last January, and is out this fall. A broken bone and will be treated for skin abrasions, a statement from his Ineos Grenadier team said.