Classic Brugge-De Panne medical updates – Stitches for Tim Merlier, collapsed lung and broken ribs for Lionel Taminiaux

Belgian Piet Allegaert of Cofidis and Belgian Milan Fretin of Cofidis pictured after a fall during the 'Classic Brugge-De Panne' men's elite one-day cycling race, 195,6 km from Brugge to De Panne, Wednesday 26 March 2025.
BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)
Piet Allegaert and Milan Fretin of Cofidis were involved in one of the earlier crashes (Image credit: Getty Images)

Multiple crashes in the final kilometres of the men’s Classic Brugge-De Panne on Wednesday took a significant toll, with several teams delivering updates on rider injuries into the evening.

Lotto riders Jasper De Buyst and Lionel Taminiaux were caught up, with the latter coming out of the day worse, having suffered a collapsed lung.

Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.

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