Vuelta a España crash puts Dylan van Baarle and Adam Yates on injury list

RINCON DE LA VICTORIA SPAIN AUGUST 24 LR Dylan Van Baarle of Netherlands and Adam Yates of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers prior to the 76th Tour of Spain 2021 Stage 10 a 189km stage from Roquetas de Mar to Rincn de la Victoria lavuelta LaVuelta21 on August 24 2021 in Rincon De La Victoria Spain Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images
Dylan van Baarle and Simon Yates of Ineos Grenadiers earlier in the Vuelta a España (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Ineos Grenadiers, one of the teams hardest hit by the crash near the front with more than 50 kilometres to go on stage 12 of the Vuelta a España, said four of its riders, including Adam Yates and Dylan van Baarle, sustained some injuries on Thursday though after a further medical assessment on Friday morning, all were cleared to start.

Van Baarle who could be seen sitting on the roadside with a blood streaked arm for a considerable time before gingerly rising, was the last rider across the line on the stage and was checked for fractures. Yates, with his eighth place on the overall to protect, was quicker to remount and go in pursuit of the peloton. The Briton finished in 35th place, holding firm on the overall as he finished within the main group, however he didn't come out of the crash completely unscathed.

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