
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney has announced that she avoided major injury in the mass crash which overshadowed the final of Milan-San Remo Women on Saturday, declaring that "As my coach said, 'If you don't take risk, it's not topsport."
The Canyon-Sram Zondacrypto leader was one of several riders to hit the deck hard on the descent of the penultimate climb of the day, the Cipressa, going round a blind bend.