Marta Cavalli, the champion of this year’s Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche-Wallonne, and a potential winner of the Tour de France Femmes overall title, was taken to the hospital after falling in one of three nasty crashes over the final 20 miles of the stage 2 race.
Moreso, where crosswinds and gusts of up to 25 mph made the riders nervous about the possibility of a breakaway in the peloton.
What happened to Marta Cavalli at Tour de France Femmes?
The Australian champion Nicole Frain struck the FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope rider as she was already on the ground when she came barreling through without halting. Cavalli, who finished second in this year’s Giro d’Italia, got back on her bike but was removed from it and sent to the hospital before she could complete the stage.
“She experienced a severe shock. Delcourt stated, “We didn’t want to take any chances.
After Cavalli’s inspection, FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope issued a statement saying that the “findings were reassuring and have not indicated any more injuries or fractures. Marta is still being treated by a doctor.
