{"id":2119184,"date":"2026-08-29T12:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2119184"},"modified":"2026-08-29T12:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:51:32","slug":"luca-van-boven-somehow-finished-mountain-stage-with-a-collapsed-lung-at-vuelta-a-espana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2119184","title":{"rendered":"Luca Van Boven Somehow Finished Mountain Stage With a Collapsed Lung at Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2291641313.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-wrap fp-contentTarget\">\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"mb-base-loose flex flex-wrap gap-(--spacing-base)\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fp-remove flex items-center justify-start gap-(--spacing-base-tight)\"><span class=\"font-utility-2 font-bold text-primary\">Andrew Hood<\/span><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Published August 29, 2026 06:51AM<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-base-loose\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tts-player relative w-full\">\n<div id=\"beyondwords-player\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Luca Van Boven somehow raced up Friday\u2019s Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a summit finale with two broken ribs and a collapsed lung after a violent crash that ultimately ended his race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aspect-video\">\n<p>The 26-year-old Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9 rider climbed back onto his bike Friday after slamming into a wall and finished last in brutal summit finish, more than 33 minutes behind winner Andreas Leknessund.<\/p>\n<p>Only afterward did hospital examinations reveal just how badly Van Boven was hurt. He did not start Saturday\u2019s stage 8 after doctors confirmed two fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.<\/p>\n<p>The crash also drew action from the UCI race jury, which handed XDS Astana\u2019s Alessandro Romele a yellow card for \u201cimproper conduct that endangers others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crash unfolded near the back of the bunch as the peloton raced across an elevated pedestrian crossing through a town.<\/p>\n<p>Romele appeared to be knocked off his line as he rode over the raised crossing. The 22-year-old Italian veered to his right and made contact with Van Boven, sending the Belgian over the curb and onto the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder-wrapper relative w-full border-t border-b border-border-light col-span-full my-3 md:col-span-10 md:col-start-2\">\n<div class=\"mb-[30px] min-h-[30px] text-center\"><span class=\"font-utility-4 font-medium tracking-[1px] text-neutral-500 uppercase\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder -mt-[30px] mb-[30px] flex min-h-[250px] w-full items-center justify-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full \">\n<div id=\"in-content-leaderboard-in-content-leaderboard-I0-P0-CMI0\" class=\"flex justify-center text-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Van Boven crashed hard onto his right side and slammed into the side of a building before striking what appeared to be a metal gutter. He struggled to stand and was obviously in considerable pain after spinning back onto the road.<\/p>\n<h2>Van Boven Spends Night in Spanish Hospital<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the heavy impact, Van Boven remounted and battled through to the summit finish. Only after medical examinations following the stage did the full extent of his injuries emerge.<\/p>\n<p>Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9 confirmed Saturday that Van Boven spent the night in a Spanish hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuca Van Boven suffered two broken ribs and a collapsed lung because of the nasty crash during stage 7 of La Vuelta, which he courageously managed to finish. Luca will remain in hospital overnight for further observation and will unfortunately not start tomorrow. He will continue to be closely monitored,\u201d a team note read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are sad to lose a precious teammate and such positive personality around the team. We wish Luca lots of strength and a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate reaction from Romele.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder-wrapper relative w-full border-t border-b border-border-light col-span-full my-3 md:col-span-10 md:col-start-2\">\n<div class=\"mb-[30px] min-h-[30px] text-center\"><span class=\"font-utility-4 font-medium tracking-[1px] text-neutral-500 uppercase\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder -mt-[30px] mb-[30px] flex min-h-[250px] w-full items-center justify-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full \">\n<div id=\"in-content-leaderboard-in-content-leaderboard-I1-P0-CMI0\" class=\"flex justify-center text-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The XDS Astana rider is making his grand tour debut at this Vuelta and has already flashed his sprinting speed with fourth place on stage 5.<\/p>\n<div class=\"o-embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Ag\u00f3nico Van Boven: &#8220;acaba la etapa con dos costillas rotas y al hospital&#8221; El corredor belga del Lotto sufri\u00f3 una fuerte ca\u00edda despu\u00e9s de que Romele le cerrase sin intenci\u00f3n. &#8216;Lleg\u00f3 a meta, pero no podr\u00e1 seguir en La Vuelta&#8217;.\ud83e\udd79\ud83d\ude25\ud83d\ude4f https:\/\/t.co\/8HTx6x3gij \ud83d\udcf9Eurosport pic.twitter.com\/7nFqqj9vFK<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u26a1MazaCiclismo\u26a1 (@RuedaPedal) August 29, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- --><span hidden aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"mb-base-loose flex flex-wrap gap-(--spacing-base)\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fp-remove flex items-center justify-start gap-(--spacing-base-tight)\"><span class=\"font-utility-2 font-bold text-primary\">Andrew Hood<\/span><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Published August 29, 2026 06:51AM<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-base-loose\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/vuelta-a-espana\/vuelta-luca-van-boven-collapsed-lung-crash-yellow-card\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2291641313.jpg&#8221;] Andrew Hood Published August 29, 2026 06:51AM Luca Van Boven somehow raced up Friday\u2019s Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a summit finale with two broken ribs and a collapsed lung after a violent crash that ultimately ended his race. The 26-year-old Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9 rider climbed back onto his bike Friday after slamming into a wall and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,71],"class_list":["post-2119184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-velo-outsideonline-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2119184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2119184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2119184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2119184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}