A nasty crash in the Vuelta yesterday led to a number of abandons, including overall contender Rigoberto Uran, former race leader Nicolas Roche and Britain’s Hugh Carthy.
“Today we’ve had a really tough day, there was a crash on a descent on a corner, and there were a number of riders who went down, there was no possibility to avoid the crash,” said Urán.
“Us riders, we are used to having these crashes so we know what it takes to recuperate from them. There’s no other option, we just have to take some time out and recover to then come back. I’ve learned a lot about this, each time you learn a bit more, you go out there hoping not to crash or at least to not break anything.”
Uran’s team-mate Carthy added: “If I look at the work we’ve done this week, we can be happy. The team now can look forward and continue racing. I wish them luck.
“I’m all OK – nothing too serious. Could have been a lot worse. I’m thankful for the help from the team and the hospital. I’m looking forward to recovery now.”
Roche was a little less phlegmatic.
“There’s not much to say. I think this is one of the biggest disappointments I’ve had in my career. I’d worked so hard to get back to this level and it was a new opportunity to show that I was at this level again.
“There’s nothing broken which is the good point. I have some stitches in my forearm and pain in my quadriceps which is why I could not continue.”
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