Tom Pidcock Pulls Out Of Volta A Catalunya After ‘horror Crash’ Down Ravine

Tom Pidcock has been withdrawn from nan Volta a Catalunya pursuing injuries sustained successful a clang during nan 5th shape connected Friday. The British rider went disconnected nan roadworthy aft misjudging a corner, suffering what he described arsenic a “horror” clang down a ravine.

Although nan Pinarello-Q36.5 rider was capable to get backmost connected his motorcycle and complete nan stage, aft aesculapian assessments pinch his squad and besides astatine hospital, it was wished Pidcock could not resume nan race.

“Due to his clang he suffered injuries, astir apt bony and ligament harm successful peculiar to his correct knee and besides correct wrist,” Pinarello-Q36.5’s main aesculapian squad expert Lorenz Emmert said.

“Unfortunately we had to make nan determination to return him retired of nan race. Further objective information and imaging will travel successful nan adjacent days additionally to nan already-initiated treatment process.”

Pidcock, a two-time Olympic cross-country upland motorcycle champion, is now group to stay nether adjacent study successful nan coming days arsenic further evaluations return place.

“I was drinking connected nan descent and misjudged a corner,” Pidcock said successful squad statement. “I overshot it and went down nan ravine. It was for illustration 1 of these scary crashes you see, but I’m very fortunate that I americium OK. I’ll spell for a cheque but I deliberation I’m OK. I americium fortunate I could talk connected nan radio. I was acold from nan roadworthy and cipher knew I was there. I’m happy I could decorativeness nan stage.”

“We did everything to effort to make it to nan commencement [of Saturday’s shape six], but it’s not possible,” Pidcock added. “I fought to decorativeness nan shape yesterday to make judge I had nan action to continue. Now nan attraction is connected recovery, and I’ll beryllium back.”