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Derek Gee-West withdraws from the individual time trial and mixed relay at his home World Championships. He crashed at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal on September 13 — four days before the time trial start — and broke ribs that left no window to recover for the one event where he was a genuine home-soil medal threat.
Gee-West won the Canadian national time trial title in June, making the ITT his clearest shot at a result in Montreal. X-rays on Monday and a diagnosis by Tuesday confirmed the ribs wouldn't hold up in time for the September 20 start. «Unfortunately, the ribs didn't make it out of the crash on Sunday in one piece, so I won't be lining up for the individual time trial or the mixed team relay,» he said. He still intends to start the road race on September 27, but that was never the discipline built around his strengths.
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Derek Gee-West's crash at the Montreal GP is now having serious repercussions - Canadian Cycling MagazineHome rider Derek Gee skips the World Championship Mixed Relay and time trial, but still hopes to race the road race - Cycling FlashDerek Gee-West secures third elite men's time trial title at Canadian Road Championships - Cyclingnews
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