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'For 45 minutes I lay in a stationary ambulance' - Filippo Baroncini says he 'nearly went blind' due to Tour de Pologne crash

LEGNICA, POLAND - AUGUST 04: Filippo Baroncini of Italy and UAE Team Emirates - XRG competes during the 82nd Tour de Pologne 2025, Stage 1 a 199.7km stage from Wroclaw to Legnica on August 04, 2025 in Legnica, Poland. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

Filippo Baronicini (UAE Team Emirates XRG) has made a full recovery from serious injuries to his face sustained in a crash during the Tour de Pologne in August, but expressed serious concerns about the treatment he received at the race in an interview with Sporza.

The Italian crashed along with other riders on a tricky descent through a forest with 22km to go on stage 3 to Wałbrzych, suffering numerous fractures to bones in his face after crashing into a wall.

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