Belgian runner Wout Van Aert was involved in a heavy collective fall. The leader of the Visma-Lease a bike team went to the ground 67 km from the finish in a right turn taken at full speed.
Jasper Stuyven, Mads Pedersen and Biniam Girmay also fell heavily, while they were in a small peloton of favorites chasing behind the breakaway. This incident is likely to seriously compromise van Aert's participation in the Tour of Flanders on Sunday and on April 7 at Paris-Roubaix.