Primoz Roglic blames Fred Wright for causing 'unacceptable' crash at La Vuelta Espana 2022

09.09.2022 - 19:02 eurosport.com

Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) has blamed Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) for the crash that ended his Vuelta. The Slovenian was involved in a bizarre crash after colliding with Wright at the end of Tuesday’s Stage 17 as he fought for victory and bonus seconds.

Ad Roglic had led a select group of five riders into the home straight as he sought to gain time on Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) in the red jersey, but hit the deck as his speedier rivals swept past.

Vuelta a España'They will still attack me' – Evenepoel wary despite classy win in redA DAY AGO Although he remounted to cross the finish line wounded, and was given the same time as winner Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) to chisel away at Evenepoel’s lead, he abandoned the following day.

But in a surprise twist, Roglic has now taken aim at Wright as the remainder of his season hangs in the balance. «I can walk a little bit.

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Eurosport expert Dan Lloyd says Primoz Roglic’s decision to publicly blame Fred Wright for his exit from La Vuelta was «bizarre» and «out of character». Jumbo-Visma released a statement on Friday that quoted Roglic attributing blame to the Brit for the crash that ended his Vuelta. in the Stage 17 sprint.

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Bahrain Victorious have defended their rider Fred Wright, rubbishing accusations he was at fault for the Stage 16 crash which ruled Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) out of La Vuelta. Roglic looked set to battle it out with Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) in the latter stages of the race, before the former collided with Wright towards the end of the stage. Ad Following his exit, Roglic pointed the blame at Wright for the “unacceptable” crash, a claim dismissed by Bahrain Victorious in a statement on Friday.

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Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) ensured that Stage 19 stuck to the script by winning from a reduced bunch sprint in the streets of Talavera de la Reina on a day where La Vuelta paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) took second place and fellow Briton Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) took fourth place in the short but sharp 138.3km stage in central Spain, which was preceded by a minute’s silence to commemorate the Queen.

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