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Follow us on Google It has not been the smoothest Flemish spring so far for Ben Turner and his INEOS Grenadiers team. The Brit, who had started his season well, suffered bad luck twice over the weekend. Above all, his crash in In Flanders Fields has clearly left its mark.
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Turner crashed in highly unusual fashion in the finale, at a point in the race where you would not normally expect to see a rider hit the deck like that. “Not my luck the last races,” he wrote on social media. In E3, he was hit by a mechanical problem on the Taaienberg, while on the way to Wevelgem his handlebars became tangled with another rider’s.
That sent him flying diagonally across the tarmac in spectacular fashion. Fortunately, Turner was still able to see the funny side of it. He joked that it was a good thing he had practised somersaults on the bed as a child.
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Turner says it feels like Mike Tyson hit him in the back
“I’m happy I haven’t broken anything, but it feels like Mike Tyson punched me in the back,” Turner said. “We’ll see what is still possible in the coming races...”
In any case, Turner has already been removed from the start list for Dwars door Vlaanderen. American rider Artem Schmidt will replace him there.
Tom van der Salm (27) comes from the charming town of Zeilberg (Deurne) in the Netherlands and has been working as editor-in-chief & journalist at IDL Pro Cycling's parent site, In de Leiderstrui, since 2019. He travels with the peloton from the Tour de France to the AlUla Tour and from the World Championships in Rwanda or Canada to the Zilvermeercross in Mol. In his spare time he enjoys playing football, mountain biking, running, walking with his Labrador/Stabyhoun, investing, holidays, (specialty) beers, reading, cooking and watching sports & documentaries!
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Latest Comments
- - Vamos Pog! Si el médico dice OK y él quiere, déjenlo correr. Forza Tadej!robert6529-09-2026
- - Pog has pushed his luck after injuries before and still smashed it, but this time feels risky. Off-season form + travel + pressure at home… could backfire. Better to save the legs for January and the classics.patriciaw29-09-2026
- - Can someone explain how the reserve list actually works for Euros? If he’s listed as a reserve, can Slovenia swap him in last minute without UCI penalties or does UAE have final say?raceready729-09-2026
- - Not sure I buy Gianetti’s line completely. “Too early” after a clean medical? Sounds more like calendar politics and protecting him for TDU and the spring. Let the guy race one day in front of his own fans.cadencekingm29-09-2026
- - Great read. If Dr Mir says he’s cleared and the champ feels good, why not let him roll the dice in Ljubljana? Home roads, massive motivation. Could be a statement win before 2026 ramps up.gearguru3329-09-2026
- - Grande análisis pero una duda: por qué dicen que “nadie del Vuelta en top 13” si Ayuso fue 13º? ¿Cuenta o no? Also, was Carapaz really ill or just saving bullets for Euros?patriciaw29-09-2026
- - The podcast nailed it: Vuelta fries you, especially crossing continents. Still, Wout cracking when it mattered was a surprise. He’d looked invincible—maybe over-raced? Organisers shifting Worlds back to August makes sense to me.tourdeforce929-09-2026
- - Valverde’s comments were telling. If Mas truly hadn’t recovered, why name him co-leader? Spain’s tactic looked muddled once Enric climbed off 105 km out. Poor support for Ayuso once it split, no?cadencekingm29-09-2026
- - Wait, I’m confused—if Van der Poel flew in last minute, how did he still get in that move with Roglic? Isn’t jet lag supposed to ruin your legs? Does he just handle travel better than others?raceready729-09-2026
- - Fascinating how the Montreal course + jet lag flipped the script. You could see the North America-acclimated guys had snap, while the Vuelta legs looked cooked. Ayuso hanging on for 13th felt like a minor win given how “empty” he said he was.pedalpowe2929-09-2026
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