UPDATE: Geraint Thomas escapes serious injury following Tour de Suisse crash
Geraint Thomas (Ineos) has abandoned the Tour de Suisse after a crash during stage four.
The Tour de France winner came down with 30km remaining, sporting a cut to his right eyebrow, and sitting on the floor as he was attended to by his team and race medical staff.
After sitting up, television pictures showed his back all cut up as well as a nasty graze on his shoulder. The Welshman put a new jersey on before standing up and getting in his team car.
Geraint Thomas’ injuries after crashing on stage four of the Tour de Suisse
Andrey Zeits (Astana) was also involved in the crash and was receiving medical attention by the side of the road.
Thomas’ Ineos team-mate and fellow Tour de France winner Chris Froome was put in intensive care after crashing on a recon of the stage four time trial of the Critérium du Dauphiné, losing four pints of blood and suffering multiple fractures.
It is not yet known how serious Thomas’ injuries are although Team Ineos have said their rider has been taken to hospital for further checks.
Sadly @GeraintThomas86 has been forced to abandon the #TourDeSuisse. He was alert and speaking to the team after the crash and will be taken to hospital for checks. Further updates to follow
— Team INEOS (@TeamINEOS) June 18, 2019
From the television pictures, Thomas was seen getting up off the floor and getting into his team car, meaning that hopefully his injuries are not too serious.
