Best wishes to the Irishman
Very sorry to see @DanMartin86 abandon vuelta today;( get well cousin.
— nicholas roche (@nicholasroche) August 29, 2015
Dan Martin’s hopes of winning a classic are over for another year after the Irish cyclists suffered an horrendous crash this afternoon during the Vuelta.
The ProTeam Cannondale-Garmin rider was involved in an accident with just 50KM left on the eight stage of the event that saw Martin injured along with a number of other riders.
Caída: @krisboeckmans @Lotto_Soudal al hospital ; @tejay_van Garderen @BouhanniNacer @DanMartin86 todos retirados. pic.twitter.com/Uqa1kH97Sd
— CaféDeportivo (@CafeDeportiCol) August 29, 2015
He had been in third place overall but the accident means that the 29-year-old had to withdraw along with riders such as Nacer Bouhanni.
We can confirm that @DanMartin86 has withdrawn from #LV2015 following a crash. Has been taken to the hospital.
— EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) August 29, 2015
Video: Dan Martin out of Vuelta; hospitalised after this major crash http://t.co/JFNH3IC8mA pic.twitter.com/OoGiMQ4idk
— StickyBottle.com 💚 🚲 (@sticky_bottle) August 29, 2015
