Sky forced to ride final day of Picardie with only four riders

Simon Gerrans is part of a strong Sky line-up.

Simon Gerrans is part of a strong Sky line-up. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Simon Gerrans and Christian Knees were non-starters on stage three of the Tour de Picardie after crashing hard in stage two, and are both now in recovery-mode in a battle to be 100 per cent before the Bayern Rundfahrt later this month. Sky Procycling sports director Steven de Jongh however played down the severity of the crash when interviewed at the end of stage three.