Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, a two-time winner of the Tour de France, sustained a broken collarbone and multiple fractured ribs in a race crash during the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday. The incident occurred during the descent of the Olaeta climb, around 35 kilometers from the finish line. Several riders at the front of the peloton slid straight on at a right-hand bend, leading to the crash.
Vingegaard crashed heavily and was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment. Notable cyclists involved in the crash include Tokyo Olympic time trial champion Primož Roglič from Slovenia and world road race and time trial champion Remco Evenepoel from Belgium. Both Roglič and Evenepoel decided to withdraw from the race following the incident.
While Roglič appeared to be in good spirits, giving a thumbs-up to a broadcast camera as he rode away in a car, Evenepoel went to a hospital for further examinations. As of now, neither Roglič’s nor Evenepoel’s teams have released specific information regarding their injuries sustained during the crash.
