Many riders came down onto the tarmac during this year’s edition of E3 Harelbeke, and also into the fields on both sides of the road.
Marco Haller was left with carbon-fibre fragments in a wound in his left leg after a crash. Several riders’ bikes were snapped in half as a result of the crash, and the Katusha-Alpecin rider was forced to abandon the race after the incident.
#RBE3H Chaos at #E3Harelbeke. Big crash in the peloton.
? 107km | ⏱ 5’30” pic.twitter.com/HwXrjQkhdE— Brain on Wheels ? (@BrainOnWheels) March 23, 2018
The crash occurred in the race with just over 100km remaining. At the time of writing the racing was still underway.
Pieces of carbon in @mhaller91 ‘s left leg. #E3Harelbeke Painful but Marco strong guy. pic.twitter.com/uTNFzIaeze
— Team KATUSHA ALPECIN (@katushacycling) March 23, 2018
