Julian Alaphilippe crashes out of La Vuelta as Remco Evenepoel loses another team-mate

Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) is out of La Vuelta after an innocuous crash left him with an apparent shoulder injury. The Frenchman was moved to an ambulance after being pictured hunched over on the floor, with it quickly becoming apparent he could not continue the race.

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