In a near-repeat of the 2015 Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNl-Jumbo) crashed into a short unprotected traffic bollard in the road in the final kilometers of stage 5 of the Vuelta a España. Race organisers were quick to issue an apology and state that they intended for riders to be warned of the obstacle.
Kruijswijk confirmed the post was responsible for his crash. He sustained a broken collarbone and was forced to abandon.
"My ribs and collarbone hurt a lot," Kruijswijk said. "I crashed heavily into that pole. It's terrible that I have to leave this race because of an object that shouldn't have been there. I'm going home immediately tomorrow. This was, after the Giro d'Italia, my second big target and I'm really fed up about the way I'm leaving this Vuelta."
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In 2015, a similar bollard was responsible for sparking a crash in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco that left Peter Stetina and Sergio Pardilla seriously injured.
The Vuelta organisers issued a communique saying “following the accident which occurred to Steven Kruijswijk (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) and Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) the Vuelta organisation enormously regrets what has happened.
"The accident came about because of an obstacle in the road. An internal investigation has been opened to find out why the obstacle which finally produced the riders’ crash and subsequent abandon of Stephen Kruijswijk was not indicated and warned about, as had been planned.
— Bauke Mollema (@BaukeMollema) August 24, 2016
— Daniel Friebe (@friebos) August 24, 2016
— Jan Bakelants (@Jan_Bakelants) August 24, 2016
— Bram Tankink (@bramtankink) August 24, 2016
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