Ghekiere will DNS Worlds due to recent crash, reducing Belgian team further
Justine Ghekiere is out of the Road World Championships in Rwanda after a high-speed crash at a race last week left her with more serious injuries than initially anticipated. A formidable climber, Ghekiere is the current Belgian national champion and was expected to play a key role on the hilly Kigali course. But a 60 km/h crash at the Grand Prix Stuttgart and Region race left her with severe road rash from which she has not yet recovered.
Her DNS, along with two-time World Champion Lotte Kopecky's decision not to defend her title, leaves the Belgian team with just three confirmed riders for Saturday's road race: Marieke Meert, Julie Van De Velde, and Margot Vanpachtenbeke.
