British rider Tom Pidcock has withdrawn from the Itzulia Basque Country stage race after crashing on a practice run for the opening individual time trial.
“Following consultation between our Team doctor and the race medical team, Tom has been taken to a local hospital for further evaluation,” Ineos Grenadiers posted on X, external.
Stage one takes place on Monday in the Basque city of Irun over a 10km course.
Pidcock, 24, came 11th in the monument Milan-Sanremo in his last race.