TOM PIDCOCK fell down a RAVINE during stage five of the Volta a Catalunya.
Britain’s two-time Olympic champion, 26, revealed he had to call for help on a race radio and nobody knew where he was.
The Pinarello Q36.5 star – who had been sitting second overall in the race standings prior to Friday’s stage – was one of a number of riders to crash on the penultimate descent of Friday’s racing.
He said: “I was drinking on the descent and misjudged a corner. I overshot it and went down the ravine.
“It was like one of these horror crashes you see, but I’m very lucky that I am OK. I’ll go for a check but I think I’m OK.
“I am lucky I could talk on the radio. I was far from the road and nobody knew I was there.
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“I’m happy I could finish the stage.”
Pidcock’s team said initial assessments show “no immediate signs of serious injury”, but the Briton will undergo further medical checks this evening.
Remarkably, Pidcock got back on his bike and finished the stage almost half an hour behind stage winner and new race leader Jonas Vingegaard.
The horror incident comes just days after women’s cyclist Debora Silvestri sustained serious injuries as she plunged over a roadside barrier during the women’s Milan-San Remo one-day classic.
Italian rider Silvestri was involved in a pile-up on the way down the technical Cipressa descent.
She spent six days in hospital and needed respiratory support to treat several broken ribs, a fractured collar-bone, and a bruised left lung.
A statement from her LABORALKutxa team said on Friday: “After several days marked by caution and constant medical monitoring, Debora Silvestri has progressed favorably and can now continue her recovery outside the hospital.
“After six days in the hospital, Debora has been discharged and is already on her way home, where she will continue her recovery process with her family and the support of the entire team.”