Juan Ayuso pulls out of Critérium du Dauphiné as teams assess damage from high speed crash

Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) is the highest profile rider to pull out of the Critérium du Dauphiné after teams assessed the damage from the mass high-speed crash on stage 5.

The Spanish rider had signed on in Hauterives with bandages aplenty on his body and completed the team presentation but after testing his injuries, decided against starting the 174.1km stage.