After a challenging start, the Vuelta a España 2023 has seen a series of abandonments due to crashes, illnesses, hypothermia, or simply fatigue. Here’s the list of athletes who have already abandoned the race:
1st Stage
Laurens DE PLUS (INEOS GRENADIERS)
2nd Stage
Oscar ONLEY (TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH)
5th Stage
Eddie DUNBAR (TEAM JAYCO ALULA)
Filippo ZANA (TEAM JAYCO ALULA)
Kobe GOOSSENS (INTERMARCHÉ – CIRCUS – WANTY)
Ruben GUERREIRO (MOVISTAR TEAM)
Bryan COQUARD (COFIDIS)
6th Stage
Andrea BAGIOLI (SOUDAL QUICK-STEP)
Jay VINE (UAE TEAM EMIRATES)
Michael HEPBURN (TEAM JAYCO ALULA)
Lorenzo MILESI (TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH)
7th Stage
Thymen ARENSMAN (INEOS GRENADIERS)
8th Stage
Samuel GAZE (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK)
Pierre LATOUR (TOTALENERGIES)
10th Stage
Javier ROMO (ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM)
Jefferson Alveira CEPEDA (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA)
11th Stage
Callum SCOTSON (TEAM JAYCO ALULA)
13th Stage
Robbe GHYS (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK)
Alan JOUSSEAUME (TOTALENERGIES)
14th Stage
Rein TAARAMÄE (INTERMARCHÉ – CIRCUS – WANTY)
15th Stage
Kévin VAUQUELIN (TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC)