Adam Yates (UAE Workforce Emirates) crashed out of the UAE Tour throughout stage 3 on Wednesday, and his workforce has confirmed he suffered a concussion within the fall.
“Sadly, Adam Yates has been identified with a concussion after his crash in the present day on the UAE Tour,” the workforce introduced on social media.
“He’s secure with different superficial accidents. For the sake of Adam’s well being, and as per concussion protocols, he was withdrawn from racing. He’ll want restoration, and the medical workforce will proceed with neurological monitoring and rehab going ahead.”
Yates, 31, received the UAE Tour in 2020 and positioned second to Tadej Pogačar in 2021 and 2022. As winner of the Tour of Oman earlier this month, Yates was one of many most important favourites to win his workforce’s house tour.
As a substitute, on Jebel Jais, his teammate Jay Vine took the lead of the race after putting second on the stage behind Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale).
“He does not keep in mind hitting the bottom, so our ideas are with him,” Jay Vine mentioned after the end. “It is not the best way you wish to see one in every of your teammates go away the bike race.”
Yates crashed on the run-in to the ultimate climb however received again on his bike and continued till halfway by way of the climb when he stopped and climbed into the workforce automotive.
The UCI has a protocol to evaluate riders following a crash, however it didn’t seem that Yates was instantly evaluated for a concussion. It was solely when he complained of a headache to his workforce that it turned clear one thing was fallacious.
In response to GCN, the workforce let Yates make the choice to go on or cease.
“It’s simply actually vital that he listened to himself in a scenario like this [and] simply take care, you recognize, it’s only a motorbike race,” UAE Workforce Emirates rider Mikel Bjerg mentioned to GCN.
