Mikel Landa to undergo surgery after Giro d'Italia crash

Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) in pain after crashing in the finale of stage 5 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia
Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) in pain after crashing in the finale of stage 5 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Mikel Landa is set to undergo surgery on his broken collarbone after his crash during stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia.

The Bahrain Victorious leader left the race after he was among three riders to go down after colliding with a road marshal five kilometres from the finish in Cattolica. He crashed along with mountain classification leader Joe Dombrowski (UAE Team Emirates) and AG2R Citroën's François Bidard, both of whom left the race due to their injuries.

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