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Wout van Aert, Jasper Stuyven complete 'successful' fracture surgery after Dwars door Vlaanderen crash

WAREGEM BELGIUM MARCH 27 Wout van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma Lease a Bike competes during the 78th Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2024 Mens Elite a 1886km one day race from Roeselare to Waregem UCIWT on March 27 2024 in Waregem Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images.

Wout van Aert underwent surgery on his fractured collarbone on Thursday morning  in Herentals, Belgium, with his Visma-Lease a Bike team confirming it was “a successful operation”. 

The team confirmed that the Belgian rider suffered a broken sternum and broken collarbone as well as multiple fractures to his ribs during Dwars door Vlaanderen in a high-speed crash with 67km remaining in the race. 

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