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  "description": "Tim Wellens is the latest victim of a crash-marred Opening Weekend, breaking his collarbone about 85 km into Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.\n\nThe Belgian national champion came into the weekend as one of UAE Team Emirates-XRG's leaders after a strong start to the season. But in a race already characterised by crashes by the time he himself slid across the tarmac, Wellens was unable to play a significant role for the second day in a row, and team medical staff confirmed about an hour after the race finis",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T16:58:37.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Tim Wellens is the latest victim of a crash-marred Opening Weekend, breaking his collarbone about 85 km into Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.\n\nThe Belgian national champion came into the weekend as one of UAE Team Emirates-XRG's leaders after a strong start to the season. But in a race already characterised by crashes by the time he himself slid across the tarmac, Wellens was unable to play a significant role for the second day in a row, and team medical staff confirmed about an hour after the race finished that the 34-year-old had broken his collarbone and would undergo surgery.\n\nThere's no word yet as to how long he's likely to be sidelined, but with surgical interventions, a collarbone break is often one of the quicker injuries to recover from.",
  "title": "Wellens breaks collarbone at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-01T16:58:38.757Z"
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