Daniel Lloyd (Cervélo TestTeam) is safe following a crash in the final kilometre of the opening stage in the Etoile de Bessèges today in Le Grau du Roi, France. X-rays ruled out fractures, but rest is needed before England's Lloyd can continue training and racing.
"I am just really badly bruised and painful, from the top of my spine, down the first couple of vertebrae," said Lloyd. "I hit the tree pretty hard with my head. My helmet is ready for the bin, split in half.
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