Video: chilling accident that took the figure out of the World Time Trial

Magnus Sheffield, accident in the Road World Championship

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Magnus Sheffield had hoped to be a leading man, but an accident thwarted his intentions.

the norwegian Tobias Foss gave the big surprise in the individual time trial of the Road Cycling World Championships that started this Sunday in the Australian town of Wollongong, near Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, and won gold ahead of the big favorites .

Foss, 25, ended up winning by just three seconds the Swiss Stefan Kung, who dominated from the beginning, after a race from less to more in which he set the fourth fastest time in the first time reference and the second in the second.

Even so, one of the most striking moments during the test was the spectacular accident of the American Magnus Sheffieldwho was very close to the podium.

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Serious Sheffield accident

Magnus Sheffield lost control in a spin, after being fourth fastest at the second time control after 24.5km of the 34.2km route.

In the recording of the moment, it is seen how it goes against the fences of the place and takes a turn in the air.

His intention to take the corner at high speed seems to have triggered the crash.

“I’ve had a lot of success…and I really wanted to come here and come out with a result. I felt like I started off really well, I just I got too greedy in one of the corners“He said at the start.

“I tried to cut it a little bit too much at the apex. You’re always trying to balance not going in too hard but getting the momentum out of the corner. I just came in too hot and came out too wide and I wasn’t able to straighten up,” he added.

“I just have to use this as a learning experience for the future. I have a long career ahead of me and this won’t be the last time, just I have to not get too depressed“, he concluded.