
Teenage cyclist dies after junior Vuelta crash
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Madrid: A 17 year old Spanish cyclist has died following a massive crash on Saturday during the second stage of the Junior Tour of Spain. According...
Madrid: A 17-year-old Spanish cyclist has died following a massive crash on Saturday during the second stage of the Junior Tour of Spain.
According to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, Ivan Melendez Luque was among a group of around 20 riders who were involved in the crash in the middle of the race's queen stage between Langa de Duero and Laguna Negra.
Eighteen riders were hospitalised in Soria, three of whom, including Melendez, were in a serious condition.
The hospital later announced the young rider from the Tenerife team had died as a result of his injuries, according to the sports daily newspaper Marca.
The condition of the other two riders has not been made public.













