Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-Sram Zondacrypto) and Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal), two riders who figured among the favourites for Milan-San Remo Women, were forced out of contention in the final of the race on Saturday after getting caught in a serious crash on the descent of the Cipressa.
The pair were among the riders at the head of the thinned-out peloton on the way down the penultimate climb of the 156km race, but went down hard on a blind corner with 19km to go.
