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Boonen and McEwen hurt in crash
Australia's Robbie McEwen and Belgium's Tom Boonen may have suffered fractures after both fell during the closing stages of the Scheldeprijs in Belgium on Wednesday.
McEwen landed heavily on his right shoulder and seemed to be more seriously injured, according to Belgian TV station VRT.
The Australian complained of pain in his head, his neck, his chest and his legs and said he could have concussion, broken ribs and a punctured lung.
He was due to undergo medical examination later Wednesday.
"I'm in pain everywhere," the Katusha sprint specialist said, before accusing Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet of causing the accident.
"He was too tight to me, causing me to fall," McEwen said.
Van Avermaet, though, protested his innocence.
"I touched the back wheel of (Italy's Alessandro) Petacchi and I lost balance," he said.
Petacchi went on to win the race despite being involved in the collision that left over a dozen riders on the ground.
Boonen, runner-up to Britain's Mark Cavendish in last year's race, complained of an injury to his right foot.
"I can't put any weight on it," said the winner of Sunday's Paris-Roubaix race, as reported on the VRT Web site.
"It might be broken or it could be that I've hurt the tendons, I don't know."
The leader of the Quick Step team also received injuries to his arm and his right leg.
