AMATEURS | 11/05/2024 | 6.39pm
by tuttobiciweb
The edition of the was released just under half an hour ago Menci Trophyrace reserved for Elite and Under 23 in Castiglion Fiorentinowhen at the end of the descent between via Bartolomeo della Gatta and via Val di Chio a bad accident occurred which caused involved four young cyclists. The fall occurred around km 20 and the Finnish Sampo Malinen immediately appeared to be in serious condition: he was immediately treated and admitted to the Le Scotte Hospital in Siena under code red conditions with a serious head injury. A total of four riders ended up on the ground, including the Finn from Zappi Racing, a British team led by ex-pro Flavio Zappi. Two other runners were transported under yellow code to the Fratta hospital in Cortona and another – also under yellow code – to San Donato in Arezzo.
As for the race, it was neutralized for almost two hours to allow doctors to work and transport the injured to hospital, and was reduced to a total of 89 kilometres. The success was achieved by the Mexican Carlo Garcia (Monex Pro) ahead of the Russian Egor Igoshev (PC Baix Ebre) and the Dutchman from Maltini Lampadari Daan Hoeks, Nencini fourth and Garibbo fifth.
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