Tom Pidcock out of Itzulia Basque Country after suffering injury in recon crash as Primoz Roglic wins Stage 1 time trial

Published 01/04/2024 at 20:55 GMT

Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) did not start the Itzulia Basque Country after suffering an injury during a recon of the opening time trial. Pidcock was taken to hospital and withdrew from the race. "The wind took me out in a corner on the circuit and I hit my hip really hard, and it can't bear weight at all," he said. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) also crashed, but finished the stage.

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Tom Pidcock has withdrawn from the Itzulia Basque Country after being taken to hospital following a crash on a practice run ahead of the opening individual time trial.

Britain’s Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) was set to be one of the early starters on Stage 1 of the race.

However, he wasn’t able to race after crashing and is now set to head home for recovery.

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A statement from Ineos Grenadiers said: “Tom Pidcock has unfortunately been withdrawn from #Itzulia2024 after crashing during a recon of the TT course.

“Following consultation between our team doctor and the race medical team, Tom has been taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.”

Pidcock explained what had happened in a social media video later in the day.

"I crashed in the recon this morning, the wind took me out in a corner on the circuit and I hit my hip really hard, and it can't bear weight at all," he said.

"I'm going home now. I had some scans and they didn't show anything but we'll keep looking over the next few days because it doesn't feel very nice."

The opening stage of the race was won by Primoz Roglic (Bora-hansgrohe), even though he took a wrong turn at the finish.

"It's great and my legs obviously were good. I felt strong," said Roglic.

"I made a bit of a mistake at the end, then I corrected it and luckily it was still enough."

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) crashed early on when turning a corner but got back on his bike and finished the stage.

"Everything went well until 200 metres but then I went on the ground, so a bit of a silly moment, my own mistake maybe," he said.

"Of course, I was hoping to be a bit ahead today, but my crash was unlucky and this caused me to be a bit behind."

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