Belgian rider Broeckx in hospital after crash involving motorbikes

PARIS (Reuters) - Belgian rider Stig Broeckx has been taken to hospital for tests after the 26-year-old was involved in a crash involving motorbikes on the third stage of the Tour of Belgium, his Lotto-Soudal team said on Saturday.

"Stig Broeckx will be transferred to the hospital in Aachen for tests," Lotto-Soudal said on their Twitter feed.

Teams on the race said that the stage had been cancelled.

In March, Belgian rider Antoine Demoitie died after being hit by a motorbike during the Gent-Wevelgem one-day race.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Clare Fallon)