After a difficult day this Thursday in Itzulia, the fifth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country did not escape the danger. On this occasion, Mikel Landa took the worst part and had to be transferred by ambulance to a hospital., so he abandoned the race. A few minutes later, it was confirmed that she was suffering clavicle fracture.
The fall has entered and enveloped the stage morning, halfway through the 175.9 kilometer journey between Vitoria and Amorebieta, less than 95 kilometers from the finish line. Before climbing Urkiola, landa He was involved in an incident with his Soudal Quick-Step teammate Gil Gelders and Movistar Gonzalo Serrano and Pelayo Sánchez. Four had to abandon the race.
The Alava cyclist seems to be, first and foremost, the most affected. He had to be attended to by medical services, which They put him in a neck brace to take him in an ambulance to a medical center. Landa, forty-five seconds behind the leader, was Soudal Quick-Step’s main asset in the race after Remco Evenepoel’s retirement after a very action-packed day on Thursday.
A few minutes later, Soudal Quick-Step announced that the medical tests to which Landa had been subjected revealed that he was suffering. a fracture of the clavicle. The Basque cyclist will undergo a more complete examination to rule out other injuries and determine the path he should follow in his recovery.
Source: La Verdad
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