Drama in the Tour of the Basque Country. In a descent and 35 kilometers from the finish, the big tenors all fell. With all its consequences. Remco Evenepoel, Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic had to give up.
Evenepoel went straight in a bend, just managed to avoid a tree and then crashed. Afterwards, Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic, among others, also fell, as did Quinten Hermans. Evenepoel immediately grabbed his collarbone and left the race, the same for the Danish Tour winner. Vingegaard remained on the ground for a long time with medical staff surrounding him and was taken away on a stretcher. He was conscious. Roglic seemed to be in the least serious condition, but also fell hard in a ditch and got into a support car. He still gave a thumbs up to the cameramen present.
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The ride was neutralized almost immediately because all ambulances were occupied by the victims of the crash. The escapees were allowed to compete for the stage, which was ultimately won by Louis Meintjes. Mattias Skjelmose takes over from Roglic. “This is a victory, but not really one,” Meintjes said afterwards.
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Steff Cras was also removed
Belgian TotalEnergies rider Steff Cras was also one of the victims of the crash. His team said he is conscious but has been taken to hospital for further examinations.
Also there: Jay Vine, Sean Quinn, Alexander Cepeda and Natnael Tesfatsion. The latter was the first to hit the asphalt, just behind Evenepoel. They were all also taken to hospital.
Vine and Vingegaard biggest victims
Vine and Vingegaard lay there for a very long time. In the meantime, their teams have communicated that they are conscious. “Jonas is conscious and will be examined in hospital. Thank you for your messages. More updates will follow later,” said Visma – Lease a Bike. At UAE Team Emirates it sounded like this: “Jay Vine is conscious and talking. We will provide more updates on his condition later.”
Vingegaard lay there for a very long time.
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