We return to talk about the accident that forced the withdrawal from the Vuelta Primoz Roglic , during the 16th stage. The Slovenian, who in that fraction had attacked Remco Evenepoel to try to recover the gap in the general classification, bluntly accused Fred Wright , the British of Bahrain Victorious, of being responsible for what happened a few meters from the finish.

The three-time winner of the Vuelta made heavy statements that appeared on the website of his team, Jumbo-Visma: " The accident was not caused by a bad choice or a lack of safety but by the behavior of a rider . eyes on my back, otherwise I would have gone wide. Wright came in from behind and I got the handlebars out of hand before I knew it. This is not the way I want the sport to continue and I want to make it clear. "

On Friday evening came the response of Bahrain Victorious and Wright himself, one of the revelations of the Vuelta after having obtained six top 10 finishes: "I think it's unfair, the team and I have seen the video again tonight, and honestly not I think I did nothing wrong: it was just a race accident .

Primoz is a fantastic cyclist and was fighting for the red jersey in Madrid. It was a big loss for the race and I fully understand that he must be very disappointed. I'm sure he'll be back to winning soon. I'm really sorry for him. "

The team defends him and counterattacks him: "The race footage supports him. Our rider does not deviate from his trajectory before the accident. We also believe that if a team has certain feelings about a racing accident, the place to deal with them is with the stewards. soon after rather than an online statement a few days later .

The release of a statement like this is to be expected to lead to hatred of another member of the group, which we find very disappointing. We sincerely hope that the actions that encourage such online behavior will cease to occur. "

Photo: Sprint Cycling

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