Adam Yates joins Marc Soler and Jay Vine and leaves the Giro de Italia
The British UAE will not take the exit of the third stage of the Giro de Italia after the massive fall on Saturday, which later showed symptoms of concussion. The accident has also left his teammates Marc Soler and Jay Vine out of the race.
British cyclist Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates XRG) will not be at the exit of the third stage of the Giro de Italia, 175 kilometres between the Bulgarian towns of Plovdiv and Sofia, due to the severe fall in the second stage on Saturday .
Adrián Rotunno, medical director of the UAE team, has explained that the fall has hit the team hard. "Unfortunately, the fall of yesterday's second stage had a serious impact on us. Jay Vine has a concussion and an elbow fracture. Marc Solerhas a pelvic fracture. In principle, neither of us will need surgery. "
At first, Yates seemed to be able to continue racing. However, the British laterhad symptoms of concussion . "Adam Yates has suffered severe fractures and a wound to his left ear. At first he was examined to see if he had a stroke; and he was allowed to continue, but he later had symptoms of concussion .
As explained by the Emirati team doctor, the three cyclists will be undermedical follow-up in the next few days and will return home to continue recovery and rehabilitation.
The fall took place 23 kilometres from the finish line , on a 221 kilometre route between Burgas and Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria, and was imposed by the Uruguayan Thomas Silva.
More than 20 cyclists, including Wilco Kelderman, Santiago Buitrago, Derek Gee and Corbin Strong, were involved in the crash. The severity of the strike forced the organizers to neutralize the stage 20 kilometers from the finish line due to insufficient ambulances.
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