Elia Viviani shares the extent of his Paris-Roubaix injuries on Twitter

Elia Viviani takes to Twitter after being hit by a motorbike on the Arenberg cobbled sector at Paris-Roubaix

Photo: Twitter/@eliaviviani

Elia Viviani escaped with a chest injury and cuts to his hip after being struck from behind on the Trouée d'Arenberg cobbled sector in Paris-Roubaix.

The Team Sky rider was slowing down after the road was blocked due to a huge crash by Orica-GreenEdge's Mitch Docker when he was hit by the motorbike, who had approached the sector at speed.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.