Spanish time trial champion Ion Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida) crashed out of the Ruta del Sol in Friday's third stage, but the 28-year-old appears to have avoided serious injury.
Izagirre started the stage 3 time trial in Lucena, Spain, sitting fourth overall but took a hard fall that forced him to abandon the race. The crash left Izagirre in serious pain, but the team announced on Twitter a few hours later that he had not broken any bones in the incident.
#63RdS After the crash in the ITT #Izaguirre underwent X-Rays and luckily no fractures, just abrasions. Come on Jon! http://pic.twitter.com/i0ZP0HqMpK
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— Team Bahrain Merida (@Bahrain_Merida) February 17, 2017
Bahrain-Merida also posted a video of Izagirre in the team hotel.
"Bad luck today," Izagirre says in the video. "I crashed in the downhill and we'll see in the next race."
Although Izagirre's rough day leaves Bahrain-Merida down a man heading into Saturday's fourth stage, the team does still have a pair of riders in the top 10 in Ondrej Cink and Javier Moreno, sitting ninth and 10th overall after stage 3. Movistar's Alejandro Valverde currently leads the race, with a one-second advantage over Trek-Segafredo's Alberto Contador.
— Cyclingnews.com (@Cyclingnewsfeed) February 17, 2017
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