22.01.2016
Malori abandons, Moreno with Soler and Nairo Quintana affected by enormous pile-up at end of stage five in Tour de San Luis.
A mass pile-up into the final 30 kilometers of stage five in the Tour de San Luis, finishing at Juana Koslay, ruined what had been a calm day for the Movistar Team until that point.
The squad directed by José Luis Jaimerena crashed almost as a whole due to a crack in the pavement while leading the field, an incident which affected Nairo Quintana -quickly back on his bike and to the main peloton-, Dani Moreno and Marc Soler, and which forced Adriano Malori to abandon and be transferred to a medical center nearby.
The Hospital of San Luis, in agreement with the Movistar Team’s medical staff, published a bulletin on the status of Adriano Malori. Adriano also sustained a fracture to his right-hand collarbone as a result of the crash. Another bulletin with precise, reliable information is expected on Saturday.
Three more crashes with lesser consequences
As Germán Tivani (ARG) took the day’s honours via a four-man breakaway, Soler and Moreno were able to reach the finish line: the Catalan had bruises all over his body, as happened with Nairo’s left-hand side, while the Madrilian had pain in his back after jumping off his bike.
After the stage, Dayer and Nairo Quintana sit in second and fourth overall behind Eduardo Sepúlveda (FVC). The race showdown will be held on Saturday’s stage six towards the Filo Sierras Comechingones (16.6km, 7% avg.), 2,140m above sea level, which will end a 160km route starting at La Toma.
