Siutsou out for three months after vertebrae fracture in Giro d'Italia TT recon crash

Kanstantsin Siutsou (Bahrain - Merida) finished 9th in stage 5 and kept his overall lead at Tour of Croatia

Kanstantsin Siutsou (Bahrain - Merida) finished 9th in stage 5 and kept his overall lead at Tour of Croatia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

While the Giro d’Italia peloton headed north from Jerusalem to Haifa for stage 2 to Tel Aviv, Kanstantsin Siutsou prepared to head home to Italy and begin a long and careful recovery after fracturing a vertebra in his neck during his recon ride of the time trial course.

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