VIDEO: Juan Pedro Lopez sent off-road in terrifying crash on pacey descent at Circuito de Getxo 2024

The 79th edition of the Circuito de Getxo was held in the Basque Country this Sunday afternoon in the blistering summer sun. Heading into the finale, Lidl-Trek's Juan Pedro Lopez was looking good, but sadly a big crash on a pacey descent ended all hopes for the Spaniard.

On the final ascent of the Alto Pike, there was a flurry of attacks, with an elite group containing Juan Pedro Lopez, Quinn Simmons, Javier Romo, Clement Champoussin and Maxim van Gils going clear with a narrow gap from the peloton by the top of the climb. Sadly though, as mentioned, when things started coming back together on the descent, Lopez was the victim of a very scary slide out at speed.

You can see the incident for yourself down below and we will keep you updated as any further information is revealed on Lopez's condition. Our best wishes go to the Lidl-Trek star.