How often can a medical-write up like this one have appeared in the official bulletin of the Vuelta a España – or indeed any other bike race? “Km 140: Fall, being hit by a roe deer, riders 42 and 211, with several contusions, continuing in race.”
The explanation of what had reportedly caused Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and Txomin Juaristi (Euskatel-Euskadi) to crash on stage 8 certainly made for an eye-catching addition to the usual medical checklist of riders injured on the day.
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