Reijnen escapes serious injury after Dwars door Vlaanderen crash

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Kiel Reijnen (Image credit: Trek-Segafredo)

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Kiel Reijnen (Trek-Segafredo) cools down after a hot day in the saddle (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Kiel Reijnen (Trek-Segafredo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Kiel Reijnen wins stage 5 at the 2016 Tour of Utah (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Kiel Reijnen walks his bike across the line during stage 1 of the Tour of Utah after contact with another rider left his front wheel inoperable. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Kiel Reijnen (Trek-Segafredo) is hoping to be back to racing this weekend despite suffering a heavy crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday.

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Reijen was in the bunch with around 50 kilometres left of the race when he was seen veering off the road and into a field.

Television images moments later showed him in a large ditch at the side of the road being attended to by the race’s medical staff.

The scene was concerning but his team allayed fears for his wellbeing with a post on their Twitter account saying: “All good! @Kielreijnen has a sore neck, but nothing broken, and will be ready to race again Sunday. # DDV.”

Alongside the comment was a photo of Reijnen, with a hospital band on his wrist, giving the thumbs up to the camera, outside the team’s hotel on the outskirts of Bruges.

Trek-Segafredo had hoped to be in contention for a good result at Dwars door Vlaanderen but, in the end, Eduard Theuns was their best finisher in 31st.

Reijnen is expected to race at this Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem.