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James Moultrie

Michael Vanthourenhout dislocates shoulder in heavy last-lap crash in Kortrijk

Belgian Michael Vanthourenhout gets injured during a fall during the men elite race at the Urban Cross Kortrijk cyclocross cycling event on Saturday 25 November 2023 in Kortrijk the second stage in the X2O Badkamers Trofee Veldrijden competitionBELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS Photo by JASPER JACOBS BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by JASPER JACOBSBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images.

It's good news for Michael Vanthourenhout after his team doctor confirmed he only suffered a 'partial dislocation of the shoulder joint' and avoided any fractures after crashing hard out of the lead on the final lap at the X2O Trofee cyclocross round in Kortrijk.

His Pauwels-Sauzen-Bingoal confirmed on X that this was a positive update on the European Champion as his injuries weren't as bad as originally feared, with a start in Dublin tomorrow still possible depending on how he recovers tonight. 

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