{"id":480388,"date":"2026-02-17T09:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/480388\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:31:11","slug":"maxim-van-gils-out-for-months-after-pelvis-fractured-in-clasica-jaen-podium-sprint-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/480388\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxim Van Gils out for months after pelvis fractured in Cl\u00e1sica Ja\u00e9n podium sprint crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maxim Van Gil’s crash in a three-way sprint at Cl\u00e1sica Ja\u00e9n<\/a> has left the Belgian with a fractured pelvis, an injury that will take the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe<\/a> rider out of the barely started season for months.<\/p>\n

The crash occurred as the battle for the remaining two podium spots behind solo winner Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was unfolding, with Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Van Gils in pursuit of Pidcock after he leapt to the front of the trio to start the sprint.<\/p>\n

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Van Gils<\/a> attempted to come around Christen on the left as the pursuit unfolded, with the 21-year-old Swiss rider also moving from right to left across toward the barrier to catch Pidcock’s slipstream, but then Van Gils fell heavily within sight of the line.<\/p>\n

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Christen was disqualified<\/a> and not just relegated to the back of the group of three or the race, but removed from the standings altogether with a DSQ beside his name. Van Gils was listed as a DNF. Despite the crash being in sight of the line, it was immediately clear that he would not be getting back on the bike to roll over it.<\/p>\n

“After today’s crash, medical examinations confirmed that Maxim Van Gils has sustained a pelvic fracture,” read a medical update from Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. “Maxim will miss the upcoming months of racing.<\/p>\n

“The whole team stands behind you, Maxim – every step of the way.”<\/p>\n

Van Gils had barely got his season underway before the crash, but it was a strong beginning at the Challenge Mallorca. He had started on January 29 at the 1.1 Trofeo Ses Salines as part of the winning Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe time trial team, and then went on to take third at the Trofeo Andratx-Pollen\u00e7a<\/a> as new teammate Remco Evenepoel scooped up the win.<\/p>\n

All in all \u2013 particularly given the strong position he had held in the Cl\u00e1sica Ja\u00e9n break before his crash \u2013 it looked set to be a good start to the year. That would have been particularly welcome after what had been a first season with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe that, after his late transfer, had included a number of challenges, from allergies and illness to injuries. It included a withdrawal from Strade Bianche and a tough run through the Ardennes Classics, which were key targets given his success there in 2024, drawing attention with podium placings and a fourth.<\/p>\n

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It appears, however, that Van Gil’s return to full force at races like Strade Bianche and the Ardennes will now have to wait for another season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maxim Van Gil’s crash in a three-way sprint at Cl\u00e1sica Ja\u00e9n has left the Belgian with a fractured…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480389,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-480388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}