Milan-San Remo will have its defending champion on the start line, with Jasper Philipsen expected to start on Saturday but his Alpecin-Deceuninck team warned that the Nokere Koerse crash may have consequences for his performance at the race.
Philipsen came down in the final kilometre at Wednesday’s 1.Pro event when there was a touch of wheels mid-bunch as riders positioned for the final sprint at the Belgian race where the 27 year-old was a favourite. However, instead of heading to the podium at the end the battered and bruised rider went straight to the ambulance to be checked out before heading to the team bus.
