Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) crashed on stage 3 of the men's Tour Down Under, hitting the deck along with at least four other riders with ten kilometres to go on the fast downhill run to the line in Campbelltown.
Plapp managed to get back on his bike, with his kit ripped to shreds along the left-hand side, revealing extensive patches of grazed and bloody skin on his shoulder and back. His right fingers were also covered in blood.
His Jayco-AlUla team quickly put out an update on social media saying: "Not the ideal day with a very unfortunate fast crash for Australian champion Plapp in the final 10km. He managed to finish the stage but with lots of skin lost."
