Marius Mayrhofer suffers multiple fractures in Tour Down Under crash, whilst brain scan all clear for Max van der Meulen

The first road stage of the men’s Tour Down Under on Wednesday also saw the first crashes and abandons, with Marius Mayrhofer (Tudor Pro Cycling) and Max van der Meulen (Bahrain Victorious) both hitting the deck in a small but nasty accident.

Both were taken away in an ambulance after the crash with 40km to go. Initially, Van der Meulen looked to have come off worse, with the 22-year-old having his jersey cut off him at the road side with blood covering the right side of his face.