Visconti recovered from Tour of Qatar tumble

Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri) reported no serious ill effects from his crash on stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar. The Italian champion was part of the stage-long breakaway that was swallowed up in the finale.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.