{"id":2186659,"date":"2026-10-08T10:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2186659"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:23:01","slug":"helmet-saved-his-life-dylan-van-baarle-injured-in-car-collision-ahead-of-wedding-to-ferrand-prevot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2186659","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Helmet Saved His Life\u2019: Dylan van Baarle Injured in Car Collision Ahead of Wedding to Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2295571970.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-wrap fp-contentTarget\">\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Updated October 8, 2026 04:31AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dylan van Baarle suffered a scare just weeks ahead of his wedding to Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot in an incident involving a car during a training ride Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman was taken to hospital after the collision in Tiel, Netherlands, according to <em>Het Laatste Nieuws<\/em>, and diagnosed with a fractured wrist.<\/p>\n<p>Further details of what\u2019s being described as a \u201croad traffic accident involving a car\u201d are not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>His fianc\u00e9e said his helmet saved his life after a heavy impact to his head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe got a big impact on his head, the helmet definitely save his life,\u201d Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot wrote on Instagram. \u201cI\u2019m really really grateful that things turned out pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Soudal Quick-Step confirmed that a CT scan revealed no damage to his skull or spine.<\/p>\n<p>Van Baarle faces surgery Thursday and will miss Paris-Tours, ending his first season with the Belgian squad, officials confirmed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder-wrapper relative w-full border-t border-b border-border-light col-span-full my-3 md:col-span-10 md:col-start-2\">\n<div class=\"mb-[30px] min-h-[30px] text-center\"><span class=\"font-utility-4 font-medium tracking-[1px] text-neutral-500 uppercase\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Superstar couple to wed this month<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008289\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1008289\" src=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2275153535.jpg?width=2048&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot and Van Baarle are set to get married later this month. <\/span> (Photo: Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The accident comes as one of cycling\u2019s super couples prepares to marry later this month.<\/p>\n<p>They are the only couple to have both won Paris-Roubaix: Van Baarle took his cobblestone home in 2022, and Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot added hers in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot thanked Soudal Quick-Step for arranging prompt care and friends for helping them through what she called a \u201creally horrible, long and stressful day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot \u2014 winner of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes \u2014 pulled out early in the 2026 edition and ended her season early, citing fatigue and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to sleep alone for few nights, but that\u2019s the tradition before the big wedding day I guess,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Updated October 8, 2026 04:31AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/news\/dylan-van-baarle-car-collision-ferrand-prevot-wedding\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2295571970.jpg&#8221;] Updated October 8, 2026 04:31AM Dylan van Baarle suffered a scare just weeks ahead of his wedding to Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot in an incident involving a car during a training ride Wednesday. 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