Pidcock out of Itzulia Basque Country after suffering injury in recon crash

Tom Pidcock has withdrawn from the Itzulia Basque Country after being taken to hospital following a crash on a practice run ahead of the opening individual time trial.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

A statement from Ineos Grenadiers said: “Tom Pidcock has unfortunately been withdrawn from #Itzulia2024 after crashing during a recon of the TT course.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

“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.”

“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.”