Andrea Raccagni fractured a neck vertebra and Alex Aranburu broke his collarbone and part of his pelvis in a brutal, high-speed crash Monday at the Coppa Bernocchi.<\/p>\n
Marijn van den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost) lost his podium place after the race jury relegated him in a messy finale to the Italian classic.<\/p>\n
The pileup tore through the bunch about 600 meters from the finish in Legnano as riders were fighting for position ahead of a reduced bunch sprint.<\/p>\n
Netcompany-Ineos riders Ben Swift and Filippo Ganna were among those gong down in the crash, and one rider smashed heavily into an unpadded light post.<\/p>\n
Swift \u2014 who is retiring this season \u2014 crossed the line with cuts and gashes, but is still hoping to race Paris-Tours later this month.<\/p>\n
Raccagni suffered a fracture of his third cervical vertebra, Soudal Quick-Step confirmed after hospital examinations that included a CT scan. The Italian was scheduled for assessment by surgeons Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe will be assessed by surgeons tomorrow to determine the most appropriate course of treatment and recovery,\u201d the team said in its Monday statement.<\/p>\n
Aranburu sustained fractures to his right collarbone and iliac wing, a part of the pelvis, Cofidis announced.<\/p>\n
A win for Isidore in wild finale<\/h2>\nNoa Isidore celebrates the win at the crash-marred Coppa Bernocchi. <\/span> (Photo: Dario Belingheri\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The race jury relegated Van den Berg, who crossed the line third, to 33rd to last in the finishing group after a wild race in the mid-week classic.<\/p>\n
Race footage showed the EF Education-EasyPost rider making shoulder contact with eventual winner Noa Isidore (Decathlon-CMA CGM) while moving up on wide roads.<\/p>\n
Isidore swerved and made contact with Swift, who fell at speed and brought down several riders behind him. Riders fell into a cement curb and one rider struck a light post at high speed.<\/p>\n
Isidore stayed upright and won the ensuing sprint ahead of Tommaso Dati (Team UKYO). Van den Berg\u2019s relegation moved Movistar\u2019s Orluis Aular into third.<\/p>\n
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Delivery van drives onto the course<\/h2>\n
And if that wasn\u2019t enough drama for one day.<\/p>\n
TV cameras caught a DHL delivery van pulling onto the race course between a late-race breakaway and two groups of chasing favorites.<\/p>\n
Footage broadcast by Eurosport<\/em> showed the driver waiting at an intersection as the riders and race motorbikes rode past. With about 19km to go, the van was spotted turning onto the race course.<\/p>\n
The chasers were only about 40 seconds back and another group at just over 1 minute. Thankfully, there were no injuries or crashes reported by the delivery van.<\/p>\n
It was the latest in a series of high-profile incidents of vehicles entering race courses over the past few seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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