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'No need to be mad with Jan Christen' – Maxim Van Gils calls for calm despite also suffering broken shoulder in controversial crash

Jan Christen Van Gils Maxim van Gils Florian Vermeersch Red Bull Dario Belingheri Tom Pidcock UBEDA
UBEDA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Maxim Van Gils of Belgium and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and Jan Christen of Switzerland and UAE Team Emirates - XRG compete in the chase group during the 5th Clasica Jaen Paraiso Interior 2026 a 154.2km one day race from Ubeda to Ubeda on February 16, 2026 in Ubeda, Spain. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

Maxim Van Gils has said there is "no need to be mad with [Jan] Christen" after his crash at the Clásica Jaén that has left him with a fractured hip and, it has just been revealed, shoulder.

The UAE Emirates-XRG rider apologised to Van Gils for causing the incident, which leaves the Belgian out of competition for several weeks and forces him to miss his main focus of the Ardennes Classics.

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