Chris Froome has been forced to quit the Vuelta a Espana after detailed medical checks this morning revealed he suffered a fracture to a bone in his foot, Cyclingnews understands.
Froome confirmed his Vuelta was over via Twitter, revealing that had fractured the navicular bone in his upper foot.
The injury will almost certainly mark the end to Froome's 2015 season.
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The Team Sky leader crashed after just three kilometres of Wednesday's stage but fought the pain to finish the 138km mountain stage around Andorra. Froome seemed to hit a low level wooden road barrier and then went into a wall. He claimed he was 'knocked sideways' into the barrier as the peloton squeezed into a narrow section of road.
Froome got back on his bike and chased hard to catch the peloton on the first climb of the stage. He had injured his left knee and shoulder but teammate Geraint Thomas later revealed that his foot was the most painful injury.
Guided on the climbs and descents by Thomas and other teammates, Froome tenaciously fought back to limit the damage, soloing across the line nine minutes after stage winner Mikel Landa (Astana) and clearly in pain. He slipped to fifteenth overall at 7:30.
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