Footage emerges of Sagan's Vuelta crash
The issue of race vehicles and their impact upon rider safety came to the boil at this year's Vuelta a Espana, with a string of unfortunate incidents and crashes. One of the most high-profile saw Peter Sagan upended by a neutral service vehicle towards the end of stage 8.
The Slovak was forced to abandon the race after it was concluded he could not continue safely with his injuries, which included wounds and burns of first and second degree and a contusion on his left forearm with an intra-muscular haematoma.
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Television cameras failed to capture the collision, only picking up Sagan's infuriated reaction in the initial aftermath. However, more footage has emerged today through Velon, who attach cameras to the front and rear of certain riders' bikes. This video doesn't allow us to see the moment the impact was made but we do see, from a rear-facing camera, the riders pass by Sagan who has just gone down and is lying on his back on the tarmac, tangled up in some roadside tape.
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