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Soudal Quick-Step is not spared from damage in the Tour of the Basque Country. After the heavy fall and retirement of leader Remco Evenepoel, the team also lost master servant Mikel Landa today. He also suffered a broken collarbone.
The 34-year-old Bask crashed in stage five together with teammate Gil Gelders, among others, about 78 kilometers from the finish. Afterwards, Landa was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance. There, X-rays revealed a broken collarbone, reports Soudal Quick-Step. Landa, a key member of the Evenepoel climbing train, will undergo further investigation before a decision is made on his treatment.
The damage to teammate Gelders was limited to bruises. He also disappeared from the race after his crash, just like Spaniard Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar Team) who was also involved in the crash.
On Thursday, Soudal lost Quick-Step Evenepoel after a serious high-speed crash in a descent. The Belgian champion broke his collarbone and shoulder blade. Evenepoel has to make a cross over Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic, Quinten Hermans and Steff Cras, among others, were also involved in the crash.
