Sky await news of Viviani injury after Scheldeprijs crash (video)

Belgian one-day race claims another victim in its infamous final straight

Team Sky's Elia Viviani after a crash earlier in the season at Tirreno-Adriatico (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Team Sky's Italian sprinter Elia Viviani could be out of action due injuries sustained in a crash in today's Scheldeprijs one-day race in Belgium. Paris-Roubaix favourites Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard and Bradley Wiggins came through without scratches.

Viviani's crash was part of an aftershock caused by a collision between Andrea Guardini (Astana) and Tom Van Asbroeck (LottoNL-Jumbo) in the final kilometre of the 204.2-kilometre race. Thomas, Stannard and Wiggins had taken their turns at the front of pack and had already sat up when the crash occurred.

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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.