José Joaquín Rojas will not finish the Vuelta a España with his teammate, overall winner Nairo Quintana, after crashing and breaking his leg during stage 20.
The Spanish road race champion was part of the day's breakaway when he was forced wide by a race vehicle on the descent of the Alto de Tollos, causing him to slide out into and underneath a guard rail, his leg slamming into one of the supports.
Rojas was transported to the Hospital Virgen de los Lirios in Alcoy where open fractures of his tibia and fibula were confirmed. He was immediately admitted for surgery. He will be transferred to Murcia for additional surgery.
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Quintana, who held onto his lead in the overall classification on the penultimate stage, gave tribute to Rojas after the finish. "We want him to recover to 100% and get on his bike again as quickly as possible."
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