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Jhonatan Narváez fractures several thoracic vertebrae in stage 4 crash at Tour Down Under, having been forced to abandon from second place

Jhonatan Narváez Jay Vine Tour Down Under UAE Team UAE Team Emirates UAE Team EmiratesXRG
NORWOOD, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 22: Jhonatan Narvaez of Ecuador and UAE Team Emirates competes during the 26th Santos Tour Down Under 2026, Stage 2 a 148.1km stage from Norwood to Uraidla 495m / #UCIWT / on January 22, 2026 in Norwood, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis/Getty Images).

UAE Team Emirates-XRG had put themselves in an enviable position after stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under, with its two former winners in Jay Vine and Jhonatan Narváez in first and second with a margin of around one minute to their nearest overall rivals, but on Saturday's shortened stage 4, Narváez crashed and it was soon announced that he would be leaving the race.

After being seen writhing in pain on the TV images, a post-race medical update from UAE confirmed the severity of Narváez's back injury and that he will stay at the hospital for the moment.

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