Sir Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas avoided being caught up in a major crash in the final kilometre of Scheldeprijs on Wednesday , but their Team Sky team-mate Elia Viviani was not so fortunate . The Italian , who was vying for position ahead of the expected sprint finish in the cobbled classic , hit the barriers in a crash which sent around 50 riders to the ground , and went to hospital for x-rays . Wiggins and Thomas were part of a strong Team Sky line-up in the race ; Wiggins ' penultimate outing for the team ahead of Sunday 's Paris-Roubaix . Team Sky cyclist Elia Viviani lies on the ground following a major crash in the one-day Scheldeprijs race . Sports director Servais Knaven told Team Sky 's website : 'Elia had a lot of pain in his arm and ribs , but that 's all we know at the moment . It was fortunate that none of our other riders were involved . It was a nasty crash and everything had been going well for us before it . 'Obviously , it 's a shame for Elia , but the rest of the guys are in good shape for Paris-Roubaix on Sunday . ' After the crash , Katusha 's Alexander Kristoff took the win with only 14 riders contesting the sprint . Sir Bradley Wiggins ( left ) and Geraint Thomas watch on prior to Wednesday 's race in Belgium .
Sir Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas avoided the crash . But their Sky team-mate Elia Viviani was not so fortunate . Viviani hit the barriers in the final kilometre of the race .