Euskaraz irakurri: Vingegaardek, Roglicek eta Evenepoelek eroriko larria izan dute Itzuliko 4. stagen, eta lasterketa utzi dute

The winner of the Itzulia Basque Country of 2023 and the Tour de France of 2022 and 2023 Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Leake a Bike)the leader of the Itzulia Basque Country of 2024 Primoz Roglic (BORA-hansgrohe) and second overall Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) They have abandoned the Itzulia Basque Country of 2024 this Thursdayin the fourth stage of the race, after suffering, along with other cyclists, a serious fall, with 34 kilometers to go, on the descent from the Olaeta pass.

The accident took place on a curve, which the peloton, in which the men competing for the general classification of this Itzulia were located, took to the left, led by Mikel Landa. At the front of that peloton, several cyclists have fallen and suffered serious injuries.

As a result of what happened, Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic, Remco Evenepoel and other cyclists, such as Markel Beloki and Jay Vinewho has also been hospitalized, have received medical attention on the road, and, in some cases, have been transported by ambulance.

Jonas Vingegaard has been, as could be seen in the images, the most affected of all injured cyclists. The Dane from Visma has been evacuated by ambulance, and has been placed in it on a stretcher, immobilized, with a neck brace and with oxygen. As indicated by the Dutch team’s Press team, Vingegaard was awareafter the fall.

Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel walked to their team cars, which seems to indicate that their situation, despite having to abandon the test, is less serious than that of Vingegaard.

The Itzulia organization has taken, after the accident, several important decisions. The first was to stop the race, to facilitate the arrival of ambulances to the point where the fall occurred; A few minutes later, Itzulia chose to eliminate the pass through the port of Untzilla, and direct the race in a neutralized manner to Eskoriatza; Finally, the organization has ordered that The six cyclists who were at the head of the race when the accident occurred in the peloton were going to be the only ones competing for victory in the stage, while the others were going to arrive at Legutio in a neutralized manner, without The times of none of the runners counted towards the general classification. These were the six runners of the escape: Mikel Retegi, from Barañainda, from Kern Pharma, Joseba López from Vitoria, from Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, Reuben Thompson, from Groupama-FDJ, Louis Mentjes, from Intermarché, Mathieu Burgardeau, from TotalEnergies, and Karel Vacek, from Burgos-BH.

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Source: Eitb

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