Jay McCarthy withdraws from Vuelta a Espana after high-speed crash but suffers no fractures

ByAlexander Netherton

Updated 28/10/2020 at 10:03 GMT

Bora-Hansgrohe rider Jay McCarthy withdrew from the Vuelta a Espana on stage 7 on Tuesday. The Australian left the road at high speed and was taken to hospital for further tests, but he appears to have suffered no broken bones or injuries to his head or spine.

Jay McCarthy was forced to withdraw from the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday after crashing out at stage 7.

The Bora-Hansgrohe rider left with 12 days left in the Grand Tour after crashing along the Vitoria-Gasteiz to Villaneuva de Valdegovia route.

Australian cyclist McCarthy was chasing a breakaway as part of the peloton and as a result of the crash he ended up deep in a field, suggesting he left the road at speed.

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Medical staff and the Bora-Hansgrohe car stopped to assist, and he was taken to a hospital on a backboard for further examination.

Fortunately for McCarthy he has suffered no head or spinal damage, nor does he have any broken bones.

"He has suffered a severe distortion of the knee, which leads us to assume a complicated ligament injury of the right knee joint. An evaluation of the imaging is still pending at this time," Bora-Hansgrohe said.

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