The 79th edition of the
Circuito de Getxo seemed to be heading for a thrilling finale in the Basque city as a 20-headed group of favourites crystallized at the front.
Riding down from the penultimate climb of the day - the Alto del Pike,
Lidl-Trek's
Juan Pedro López was looking good, but sadly an ugly-looking crash in the descent ended all hopes for the Spaniard. "I just saw the video of today's crash... how lucky I was..." López reflects on the scary crash in a short
X message, "this is cycling and we will be back in the best way! Thank you all very much for the encouragement."