Ale Cipollini sprinter Chloe Hosking will not race at the Women`s Tour of Scotland, which starts in Dundee on Friday, due to her suffering from concussion following the finish-straight crash at last weekend`s RideLondon Classique. The Australian tweeted on Thursday: `Unfortunately I won`t be able to start the Women`s Tour of Scotland. Doctor`s orders after sustaining a concussion at the RideLondon Classique. Disappointed to miss the first edition of the race. Good luck to all riders and organisers. Looking forward to following along, albeit from my couch.` Also hurt in the crash were Drops Cycling`s Elinor Barker, who broke her collarbone, and CCC-Liv`s Evy Kuijpers, who injured her back and is now out for the remainder of the season.ADVERTISEMENT `As a cyclist, you often fall,` Kuijpers said on her team`s website. `Usually our instinct is to continue. But it was different this time. I hesitated for a moment, and felt that things weren`t quite right. `The MRI scan proved that my intervertebral disc is damaged, which causes shooting pains,` she explained. `We`re now looking at a possible treatment plan. In any case, I will no longer be able to race this season.` In good news for the 24-year-old Dutchwoman, however, she`s been handed a contract extension midway through what is her first season with CCC-Liv. - Chloe Hosking (@chloe_hosking) August 8, 2019
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