27-03-2025
German cyclist Arndt has surgery on spinal fracture after crash
Germany's Nikias Arndt competes in the men's Cycling Individual Time Trial, 44.20km at Fuji International Speedway, during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. German rider Nikias Arndt has undergone surgery on a back injury he sustained in a crash during the Brugge-De Panne cycling race in Belgium, his team Bahrain-Victorious said on Thursday. Sebastian Gollnow/dpa
German rider Nikias Arndt has undergone surgery on a back injury he sustained in a crash during the Brugge-De Panne cycling race in Belgium, his team Bahrain-Victorious said on Thursday.
The team said that Arndt fractured a vertebrae in the crash shortly before the finish of Wednesday's race.
He is due to start rehabilitation within the next days and Bahrain-Victorious expressed hope that he can be back on his bike within two months.
Organizers were criticised for the course layout in the final kilometres as there had been four crashes which also involved Dutch contender Olav Kooij. Colombian Juan Sebastian Molano won the race.
