
Daniil Fominykh survived a scary fall at Paris-Nice Sunday. Photo: Astana Team
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.