Fominykh falls into a ravine at Paris-Nice

Astana's Daniil Fominykh fractures two vertebrae in scary Paris-Nice crash

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Astana’s Daniil Fominykh will be out for at least a month after a scary fall in the seventh and final stage of Paris-Nice. The 24-year-old from Kazakhstan crashed on a descent and tumbled into a ravine, requiring a concentrated rescue effort to transport him to the hospital.

Fominykh suffered two fractured vertebrae in the fall.

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsAccording to the Astana Twitter account, Fominykh maintained consciousness through the incident, but he will need time to recover before getting back to racing.

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