Adam Yates (UAE Group Emirates) crashed out of the UAE Tour throughout stage 3 on Wednesday, and his group has confirmed he suffered a concussion within the fall.
“Sadly, Adam Yates has been identified with a concussion after his crash at present on the UAE Tour,” the group introduced on social media.
“He’s steady with different superficial accidents. For the sake of Adam’s well being, and as per concussion protocols, he was withdrawn from racing. He’ll want restoration, and the medical group will proceed with neurological monitoring and rehab going ahead.”
Yates, 31, received the UAE Tour in 2020 and positioned second to Tadej Pogačar in 2021 and 2022. As winner of the Tour of Oman earlier this month, Yates was one of many predominant favourites to win his group’s residence tour.
As a substitute, on Jebel Jais, his teammate Jay Vine took the lead of the race after putting second on the stage behind Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale).
“He would not bear in mind hitting the bottom, so our ideas are with him,” Jay Vine stated after the end. “It is not the way in which you wish to see one among your teammates depart the bike race.”
Yates crashed on the run-in to the ultimate climb however obtained again on his bike and continued till halfway via the climb when he stopped and climbed into the group automotive.
The UCI has a protocol to evaluate riders following a crash, however it didn’t seem that Yates was instantly evaluated for a concussion. It was solely when he complained of a headache to his group that it turned clear one thing was mistaken.
In accordance with GCN, the group let Yates make the choice to go on or cease.
“It’s simply actually essential that he listened to himself in a state of affairs like this [and] simply take care, you realize, it is just a motorcycle race,” UAE Group Emirates rider Mikel Bjerg stated to GCN.
