British cyclist Tom Pidcock (24) was taken to hospital after suffering a fall during a recon of the course ahead of the Tour of the Basque Country, his team Ineos Grenadiers said on Monday.
PidcockIt has been withdrawn from the tour, the team said in a post on X.
The Yorkshire all-rounder won the men's cross-country cycling event at the Tokyo Olympics, before winning the elite cross-country titles at the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in 2022 and the UCI World Championships last year.
The Tour of the Basque Country kicks off on Monday and concludes on April 6.