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š„ Horror in the Basque Country: Vingegaard badly hurt after massive crash, Roglic and Evenepoel also involved
CyclingThursday, 04 April 2024 at 10:15
Just when you thought it couldnāt get worse, the Tour of the Basque Country witnessed another dramatic incident just a day after Primoz Roglicās crash. The Slovenian from BORA-hansgrohe has once again hit the ground hard in the Tour of the Basque Country. Remco Evenepoel - who had to abandon - and Jonas Vingegaard were also involved, with the Dane from Visma | Lease a Bike left badly injured. It was a horror crash, there's no other way to describe it.
A rider from Lidl-Trek lost control and slid, causing part of the peloton to fall in a fast descent. A ditch on the side made the damage even greater, as did the presence of some boulders. Evenepoel walked away holding his collarbone, while Vingegaard was left lying down on his side. "Remco was taken to the hospital by ambulance, and we will come with more information as soon as we have it,' Soudal Quick-Step announced via social media.
Roglic, although managing to get up by himself, was visibly shaken, especially after his Wednesdayās ordeal. The crash also left riders from EF Education-EasyPost (specifically Alexander Cepeda and Markel Beloki), TotalEnergies, and UAE-Team Emirates (Jay Vine) sprawled across the road, battered and bruised, in what resembled a scene from a battlefield.
The aftermath was so severe that the stage had to be temporarily paused due to a shortage of ambulances, which were busy ferrying the injured. The race organizers announced that the stage would resume once medical staff were able to return to the race.
About fifteen minutes post-crash, Vingegaard was transported away with serious injuries, with his teammates, including Milan Vader and Steven Kruijswijk, quickly realizing the gravity of their team leaderās condition.
Hereās hoping for a swift recovery for all involved and for measures to be taken to prevent such frightening incidents in the future.
Video: The heavy crash involving Vingegaard, Roglic and Evenepoel in the Tour of the Basque Country
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- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
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MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
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