Christen DQed from Clásica Jaén for sketchy sprint as Van Gils fractures pelvis

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The race jury at the Clásica Jáen on Monday decided to disqualify Jan Christen of UAE Team Emirates-XRG after the Swiss up-and-comer swerved into Maxim Van Gils (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) in the finale, causing Van Gils to crash. Red Bull later announced that Van Gils had fractured his pelvis in the fall.

The dust-up came nearly a minute after Christen's teammate Tim Wellens took a convincing solo victory in the Spanish one-day, leaving the rest of the field to battle for podium positions behind him. Christen, Van Gils, and Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) hit the finishing straight together, with Pidcock securing second on the day, while Christen was the third rider across the line after the incident with Van Gils.

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