▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁he ▁crash ed ▁with ▁former ▁team mate ▁Ma arten ▁W yn ants ▁and ▁land ed ▁on ▁his ▁kne es , ▁sust aining ▁such ▁an ▁injury ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁Bo onen ▁remarked ▁after ▁the ▁race ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁before ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁fl atted ▁in ▁Paris – R ou ba ix , ▁and ▁had ▁only ▁fallen ▁from ▁his ▁b icy cle ▁on ▁two ▁occasions . ▁Ch av anel , ▁for ▁his ▁part , ▁fl atted ▁twice , ▁both ▁at ▁moments ▁when ▁his ▁group ▁was ▁racing ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁speed , ▁meaning ▁it ▁was ▁hard ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁ch ase ▁back ▁on . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁race ▁a ▁distant ▁ 3 8 th , ▁nearly ▁five ▁minutes ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁winner . ▁Sport ing ▁director ▁Wil fried ▁Pe eters ▁said ▁after ▁the ▁race ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁seen ▁such ▁bad ▁luck . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁sent ▁squad s ▁to ▁the ▁Tro fe o ▁C ala ▁Mill or , ▁Tro fe o ▁In ca , ▁the ▁K uur ne – Br uss els – K uur ne , ▁Milan – San ▁Rem o , ▁E 3 ▁Pri js ▁V la ander en ▁– ▁H arel be ke , ▁the ▁Am st el ▁Gold ▁Race , ▁La ▁Fl è che ▁Wall onne , ▁and ▁Li ège – B ast ogne – Li ège , ▁but ▁placed ▁no ▁higher ▁than ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁races . ▁ ▁Fall ▁races ▁The ▁team