Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s 27-year-old was forced to abandon his first race since the Nationals due to a crash.
Fausto Masnada crashed Friday during stage 3 of the Settimana Ciclistica Italiana (Oristano – Cagliari), where he was racing with the Italian National team. After his crash, Masnada went to the hospital for a check-up and was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the vertebra S3 sacrum.
Fausto – runner-up this season at the National Championships and third overall at the Tour de Romandie – will now take a recovery period and will be followed up by the team’s doctors.
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Fausto Masnada 