Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney has announced that she avoided major injury in the mass crash which overshadowed the final of Milan-San Remo Women on Saturday, declaring that “As my coach said, ‘If you don’t take risk, it’s not topsport.”
The Canyon-Sram Zondacrypto leader was one of several riders to hit the deck hard on the descent of the penultimate climb of the day, the Cipressa, going round a blind bend.
Article continues below
Another rider who went down in the crash, Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi’s Debora Silvestri, didn’t come out so well, however. The Italian was one of several riders who came around the blind bend and had no chance of avoiding the pile-up.
Get unlimited access to our unrivalled 2026 Spring Classics coverage with a Cyclingnews subscription. We’ll bring you breaking news, reports, and analysis from some of the biggest races on the calendar, including Milan-San Remo, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders. Find out more.
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at CyclingNews RSS Feed…