Jumbo-Visma suffer a `big loss` with Kruiswijk`s Vuelta a Espana abandon
(Cyclingnews.com)

Jumbo-Visma say they will fight on in the Vuelta a España with Primoz Roglic despite suffering what they recognised was a `big loss` for the team when Tour podium finisher Steven Kruijswijk called a halt to his race because of the pain in his left knee. Last year Kruijswijk placed fourth in the Vuelta a España after being ousted from the provisional podium late on in the Pyrenees by Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana ProTeam). But this time around, the Dutchman had a bad crash on stage one, falling heavily in the TTT because of a pool of water in the road.ADVERTISEMENT `The decision to abandon is the only right one. There was no improvement,` Kruijswijk said according to his team`s press release. `Because of the pain I am not comfortable on my bike and you have to be realistic. If the pain persists, I am of no value to the team. Hopefully they can live up to what we came for.` Kruijswijk was among the GC men to shed time on the road to Calpe on stage 2. He finished 1:43 down on stage winner Nairo Quintana, and lay 51st overall, 2:19 down on race leader Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb) at the time of his abandon. `The pain was too bad, it was already yesterday [stage 3],` Jumbo-Visma sports director Addy Engels told Cyclingnews after stage 4. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com