Italian Debora Silvestri broke five ribs and sustained a micro fracture to her shoulder in a serious crash during the women’s Milan-San Remo one-day classic.<\/p>\n
The incident, in which the Laboral Kutxa rider went headfirst over a roadside barrier and fell several metres onto a lower section of road in trying to take avoiding action, happened on the descent of the famous Cipressa climb and involved a number of competitors.<\/p>\n
Silverstri, 27, was taken to hospital following the crash.<\/p>\n
She later posted on Instagram:, external<\/a> “I feel quite good, five ribs broken and a micro fracture on shoulder – could be worse.<\/p>\n “Time to recover but no worries, I will come back.”<\/p>\n Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma and Kim le Court, from Mauritius, were also involved in the pile-up.<\/p>\n