The difficult period for Cian Uijtdebroeks continues: on Wednesday, the Belgian was hit by a car during a training ride and ended up in hospital. The Visma | Lease a Bike rider himself shared the news on Instagram: "Today a car exited its parking lot, crossed the road and hit me hard during a training session. Pay attention to vulnerable road users! Otherwise, you risk playing with their lives!"

Fortunately, Uijtdebroeks did not suffer any fractures or serious injuries in this accident and was discharged from the hospital in the evening, but will have to skip the Belgian championship that was supposed to mark his return to racing after a couple of months of stoppage.

Visma | Lease a Bike also confirmed the good news: "Cian was effectively involved in a training accident. Fortunately, no fractures were found in the hospital and he was allowed to return home the same evening. He has some bruises and abrasions. We will have to wait and see how his recovery proceeds in the coming days".