Danish cyclist Matti Breschel was injured after being hit by a flying mattress during the Tour of Oman.
The Team Tinkoff-Saxo rider was heading back to the team's hotel after the final stage when he was struck by the item, knocking him to the ground.
The 29-year-old told The Mirror: "After the stage, we were riding back to our hotel and on a descent when I was going 70 kilometers an hour, a mattress flew into my front wheel and brought the bike to a standstill.
"I hit the asphalt pretty hard and lost a lot of skin on my legs and the wound on my knee had to be stitched up."
The event was won by Team Sky's Chris Froome.
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Sian Cowper
Sian Cowper
