GC hopeful Tom Pidcock has pronounced himself “very lucky” to be alright after crashing into a ravine on stage five of the Volta a Catalunya.
He was one of a number of riders who came down on the penultimate descent of what was a major mountains day, the Collada de Sobirana. The drop into the ravine was described in a team statement as “significant”.
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“I was drinking on the descent and misjudged a corner,” he said in a statement after the stage. “I overshot it and went down the ravine. It was like one of these horror crashes you see, but I’m very lucky that I am OK. I’ll go for a check but I think I’m OK.
“I am lucky I could talk on the radio,” he added. “I was far from the road and nobody knew I was there. I’m happy I could finish the stage.”
