Australian cycling star Amanda Spratt continues her bad run, pulling out of the Tour de France Femmes because of injuries in a crash.
Amanda Spratt's shocking luck continues, with the Australian cycling star forced to withdraw from the Tour de France Femmes because of injury.Australian cyclist Amanda Spratt was unable to start stage three of the Tour de France Femmes
Spratt was one of the casualties in the crash chaos that marked the end of Monday's second stage and she lost nearly 10 minutes."Feels like one thing after another at the moment. I finished the stage after a crash and hard impact, but woke up not being able to move well or breathe properly. I need time to recover now."Earlier this month she was in the top 10 overall at the Giro d'Italia Donne, another major race, when COVID-19 forced her out.
"Luckily, no broken bones, but with the pain she's in and the lack of movement, she's not capable of going on the bike today," team director Martin Vestby said.
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