Injured Van Aert to miss rest of the season

Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert will miss nan remainder of this play after Tuesday's clang during nan Vuelta a Espana.

Visma Lease a Bike rider Van Aert will require "intensive care" aft he suffered a superior knee injury, causing him to wantonness nan race.

The 29-year-old sewage backmost connected his motorcycle aft crashing into nan hillside connected a descent during shape 16, astir 48km from nan extremity of nan stage, but he soon pulled up again and clutched his knee.

"He will return a break to make a afloat betterment earlier cautiously mounting his sights connected nan adjacent season," Visma said successful a statement.

"Van Aert stays successful nan infirmary successful Belgium, wherever he will person intravenous antibiotics to minimise nan consequence of infection," added nan team.

The Belgian, who won bronze successful nan Paris 2024 Olympic clip trial, was nan greenish jersey holder, starring nan upland and points classifications earlier abandoning.