UAE-Emirates rider Jay Vine fell in the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country. The Australian suffered a cervical fracture and two fractures of the vertebral body of the thoracic spine.
Vine's wife Bre posted a long message to recount her horrible minutes of waiting, during which news struggled to arrive. Given the seriousness of his injuries, the Australian should however be sidelined from the pelotons for many weeks, his team indicated Thursday evening. “I have to admit that when I saw the live feed of him lying still for such a long time, I really wasn't sure if I still had a husband,” she wrote.