Movistar's Rubio out of Tour de France after Alpe d'Huez crash

(Corrects second para to say Rubio is a member of Movistar team)

ALPE D'HUEZ, France July 24 : Colombian Einer Rubio has withdrawn from the Tour de France due to facial injuries after being involved in a heavy crash on the climb to Alpe d'Huez during Stage 19 on Friday.

The Movistar rider, 27th in the overall standings, was forced to abandon the stage a few kilometres from the summit finish, where Tadej Pogacar claimed victory.

Video footage showed the 28-year-old Rubio crashing at speed into the back of a UAE Team Emirates-XRG vehicle which had come to a sudden stop on a flatter section of the course.