Vuelta a Colombia stage winner crashes into wife after finish line due to braking failure

On Sunday, there were chaotic and frightening scenes at the Vuelta a Colombia, when the stage winner collided with his wife past the finish line in Montera . Luis Carlos Chía, who had taken the yellow jersey as overall leader after winning the first stage, won again on stage 3 in a last-gasp victory in the heavy downpours.

However, his celebrations were short-lived as he collided with a person because the brakes were not functioning properly due to rain. That person turned out to be his wife, Claudia Roncancio, who is also a rider as well as a photographer. Chía told Caracol media that his brakes didn't operate correctly in the wet circumstances, which were so bad that he was racing over surface water.

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"That's the area for photographers. It could have been her or anyone else. I was coming at high speed. The other day it was the same but that day it hadn't rained and my brakes worked perfectly, Today I wanted to brake and the brakes blocked up, and I went straight into her.” he said. He limped to the podium ceremony, with his right leg in pain. Meanwhile, Roncancio was brought to the hospital and needed four stitches, according to the Colombian daily El Tiempo.

Roncancio was believed to be unharmed, and he was able to crack a joke about the incident. He praised his two stage victories as "a dream come true," and he will begin stage 4 in the leader's jersey."

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