EF's Horrible, No Good, Really Bad Day At The Vuelta

Logan Owen talks about the crashes that forced Rigoberto Urán and Hugh Carthy to abandon the Vuelta a España during Thursday’s stage six. 

Sergio Higuita and Owen were also involved in the crash, though were both able to continue.

Urán and Carthy abandoned the race immediately after the crash and were taken to Hospital General Universitari de Castelló for treatment. Both riders have suffered broken left clavicles and will undergo surgery in the coming days.

The hard luck continued as Tejay van Garderen, who was in the day’s break, later crashed on a descent. The impact to the team as a whole is profound: Owen needed five stitches in his right leg; Higuita has pain in his lower back after his fall; van Garderen suffered heavy road rash on his right side and has significant pain in one of his fingers.

It’s anticipated that Owen and Higuita will continue. Van Garderen, meanwhile, will be assessed in the morning before a decision is made on his continuation.

The only riders on the team unscathed Thursday were Mitch Docker, Dani Martinez, and Lawson Craddock.