Gianni Moscon suffers broken collarbone in Tour Down Under crash

ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA JANUARY 14 Gianni Moscon of Italy and Astana Qazaqstan Team competes during the 23rd Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Schwalbe Classic Mens Elite TourDownUnder on January 14 2023 in Adelaide Australia Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Gianni Moscon (Astana Qazaqstan) in action at the Schwalbe Classic criterium in Adelaide (Image credit: Tim de WaeleGetty Images)

A year on from an early season campaign ruined by COVID-19 and bronchitis, Gianni Moscon faces another spell on the sidelines after breaking his collarbone in a crash at the Tour Down Under.

The Italian, beginning his second year at Astana Qazaqstan, went down on Friday's third stage of the race together with teammate Leonardo Basso. However, while Basso was able to quickly get going again and finish the stage, albeit 12 minutes down, it was game over for Moscon, who left the race.

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