the slovenian primoz roglic will not appear in 17th stage of La Vuelta a EspañaAracena-Monasterio de Tentudia, 162, 3 km, after injuries sustained in a fall a few meters from the finish line in 16th, ending in Tomares and won by Danish Pedersen when the Slovenian attacked the leader shortly before. Remco Evenepoel.
The Slovenian from Jumbo Visma hit the asphalt violently, and in addition to the burns and cuts he suffered, he also hit the entire right side of his body.
His team, Jumbo Visma, announced this Wednesday through social networks that “unfortunately, Roglic will not be at the start of stage 17 as a result of yesterday’s crash.”
“Get well soon, champion! Thank you for all the good moments of this Vuelta. You had ambitious plans in the last days, but unfortunately it was not to be”, added Jumbo, encouraging his rider
The triple winner of La Vuelta suffered on Tuesday “polycontusions and superficial injuries on the right side as a result of a fall at the finish line of the sixteenth stage of the Vuelta a España, played between Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Tomares.”
Roglic, who launched an attack 2.7 km from the finish line, was in full sprint with four other runners when he lost balance in a brush with the British Fred Wright (Bahrain) and he fell when good against asphalt.
The Slovenian crossed the finish line alongside stage winner Dane Mads Pedersen, and 8 seconds ahead of Belgian and race leader Remco Evenepoel.
A few hours after his fall, and after being treated by the doctors of La Vuelta, Jumbo-Visma released a statement on the state of health of his runner that they only fear the worst. Roglic will not start the seventeenth stage of La Vuelta as second overall only 1’26” behind Remco Evenepoel.
Roglic, who also crashed in the last Tour, aims to fight for his fourth straight Vuelta a España, after winning the general classification in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Source: La Verdad
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