British rider went off the road after misjudging a corner

Bone and ligament damage to his right knee and wrist

Tom Pidcock has been withdrawn from the Volta a Catalunya following injuries sustained in a crash during the fifth stage on Friday. The British rider went off the road after misjudging a corner, suffering what he described as a “horror” crash down a ravine.

Although the Pinarello-Q36.5 rider was able to get back on his bike and complete the stage, after medical assessments with his team and also at hospital, it was determined Pidcock could not resume the race.

“Due to his crash he suffered injuries, most likely bone and ligament damage in particular to his right knee and also right wrist,” Pinarello-Q36.5’s chief medical team doctor Lorenz Emmert said.