Oh no … ouch. Yep, that’s a faceplant. The Ardennes Classics are three one-day races held Belgium and Holland, the first of which is the Amstel Gold Race. And I’m no cycling expert, but I’m sure you don’t want to start off like this.
The race hadn’t even officially begun when Italy’s Fabio Felline got his hand stuck between the bike frame and his tire — observers later said he was trying to clean the tire — and took a head-first flip right into the pavement. He suffered a broken nose and a fracture to the base of his skull, according to several reports, and was rushed to a nearby hospital.