Trek-Segafredo rider taken to hospital after bizarre crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen

Trek-Segafredo rider Kiel Reijnen has been taken to hospital after crashing and landing in a ditch at the Dwars door Vlaanderen

Kiel Reijnen

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Trek-Segafredo rider Kiel Reijnen has been taken to hospital after crashing and landing in a ditch at the Dwars door Vlaanderen

Midway through the Belgian cobblestone race, the American was seen riding off the road and in a grass verge, before he went over his bike and landed in a ditch.

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Chris Marshall-Bell
Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and long reads across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013. In 2024 he released a seven-part podcast documentary, Ghost in the Machine, about motor doping in cycling.

Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains. He lives in Valencia, Spain.