Adam Yates among the injured in crash-marred opener at Volta a Catalunya

Adam Yates crashes on stage 1 at Volta a Catalunya
Adam Yates crashes on stage 1 at Volta a Catalunya (Image credit: Getty Images)

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) was among the injured list of riders who crashed in the finale of stage 1 at the Volta a Catalunya into Sant Feliu de Guíxols on Monday.

Yates got back on his bike and finished the 164.6km stage more than ten minutes behind the day's winner Primož Rogič (Jumbo-Visma) and runner-up Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep), effectively ending his bid for a top place in the overall classification at the seven-day race.

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