Bahrain Victorious issue Roglic response – 'We stand by Fred'

Slovenian Primoz Roglic of JumboVisma lies injured at the finish line of stage 16 of the 2022 edition of the Vuelta a Espana Tour of Spain cycling race from Sanlucar de Barrameda to Tomares 1894 km Spain Tuesday 06 September 2022 BELGA PHOTO FILIP LANSZWEERT Photo by FILIP LANSZWEERT BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by FILIP LANSZWEERTBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
Primož Roglič in the aftermath of the stage 16 crash which forced him out of the Vuelta a España (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Following Primož Roglič's statement blaming Fred Wright for the stage 16 crash which forced him out of the Vuelta a España, the Briton's team Bahrain Victorious have released a statement defending their rider.

In the statement released Friday evening, Bahrain Victorious said that it supported Wright and believed that crashes are an unfortunate part of bike racing.

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