A horrendous enormous crash in stage 4 of the Itzulia Basque Nation has seen quite a few riders injured with Tour de France contenders Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel amongst the injured.
Six riders had been transported to hospital following the incident, together with Vingegaard and Jay Vine (UAE Crew Emirates).
The crash happened with some 35 kilometres to go in the primary bunch on a sweeping proper hand bend in dense woodland, with a number of riders falling. Round at the least 10 riders had been affected by the autumn.
Evenepoel got here down after powering by means of the timber, limping along with his proper arm held near his aspect, whereas Vingegaard ended prostrate on the aspect of the highway, solely transferring a number of minutes later.
Race chief Roglič, already a crash sufferer on Wednesday, fell closely, and was additionally pressured to desert.
It appeared that one rider slid out within the entrance half of the pack, bringing extra riders down, sparking the mass crash.
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