Tongeren (Belgium) - A broken collarbone, some knocked out teeth and a lot of frustration are the result of the finish at the "Ronde van Limburg" on Wednesday. At the cycling event in Belgium, there was an absolute horror crash shortly before the finish.

The peloton was still close together and the riders were picking up speed for the final sprint when some of them crashed heavily.

Pictures and videos show the peloton turning right onto a road. But the road is far too narrow for all the cycling stars and so some have to take to the footpath.

It happened as it had to: Alex Colman (26) from the "Flanders - Baloise" team crashed into a kind of barrier and flew badly over his handlebars. Yentl Vandevelde (24), who was riding behind him, was unable to get out of the way and also crashed badly on his back.

But Vince Gerits (27) was even worse off. The Belgian broke his collarbone and Colman knocked out several teeth.

Vandevelde escaped with a scare and a few abrasions. He got up again, shouldered his broken bike and crossed the finish line on foot.

After the race, he made serious accusations against the organizer.

"This arrival was just super unsafe. That really shouldn't happen at this level," he told the portal"Wielerflits" and added: "They should have either started putting up barriers earlier on the last kilometer or not put any up at all."

The barriers were so poorly placed that they became a fatal obstacle for the riders.

Vandevelde saw the disaster coming. "I told my team-mates on the penultimate lap that I was convinced that they would crash here because the field was turning left in this corner," he said.

He will recover more quickly than Gerits and Colman; all three will have to digest the shock in equal measure.