Laurens De Plus 'not at all scared' after spectacular Il Lombardia crash

Belgian rider says horror crash during Il Lombardia has not put him off cycling

Belgian Laurens De Plus (Quick-Step Floors) says that he is "not at all scared" of racing and descending after a high-speed spectacular crash over a guardrail in Italy's Il Lombardia in October.

On the descent of the Sormano, he overshot a right-hand bend, hit a guardrail and somersaulted into the ravine below. His bicycle remained dangling above as a marker for the fallen rider below.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.