Visma-Lease a Bike faced another setback at Gent-Wevelgem when sprinter Olav Kooij crashed while chasing Mads Pedersen's lead. After being in contention on the cobblestone climbs, Kooij misjudged a corner and crashed into a ditch. Team director Arthur van Dongen expressed disappointment, indicating Kooij was in a strong position to challenge for the win. Later reports confirmed that Kooij had broken his collarbone, marking another instance of misfortune for the team in the Classics, echoing last year's issues with Wout van Aert's race.
He missed a corner. He's been in contact with the doctor from the hospital. He just missed a corner and ended in the ditch, crashed and his race was over,
Before it was a perfect scenario, and he only had to follow Mads [Pedersen] until they joined Victor's group. Then he has to just do the Kemmelberg and in this shape, I think that he was maybe the only one who could follow Mads.
Olav Kooij has fractured his collarbone during today's Gent-Wevelgem.
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