Vuelta crash leaves 1 rider in coma, forces 3 to withdraw (The Associated Press)
Belgian rider Kris Boeckmans was left in an induced coma after suffering a concussion and facial fractures from a crash during an accident-ravaged eighth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Saturday. American Tejay van Garderen also fractured his shoulder in the crash and withdrew from the race along with French sprinter Nacer Bouhanni and Ireland’s Daniel Martin, who was third in the general classification. Jasper Stuyven of Belgium won a sprint finish by a bike length to claim the 182.5-kilometer (113.4-mile) stage in 4 hours, 6 minutes, while Esteban Chaves retained the leader’s jersey despite both going down in the accident.