New Zealandīs George Bennett has described as `real nasty` the stage 6 Vuelta a Espaņa pile-up that saw four riders, including former race leader Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb), abandon the race. The Jumbo-Visma rider was one of three from his team who went down, including Tony Martin and American Neilson Powless - both of whom had already crashed in the stage 1 team time trial. That crash on Saturday saw Steven Kruijswijk finally abandon on stage 4 with an injured knee, whilst after the stage 6 pile-up Bennett, like Powless and Martin, could continue to race.ADVERTISEMENT `Iīm not sure if it was someone from EF who went down first or if it was Tony [Martin],` Bennett told reporters when asked what caused the crash. `It was real nasty. I donīt feel too good after it, but I feel a lot better than the guys in hospital. `Thatīs part of racing - crashing. It was all going all right with [Primoz] Roglic`s results, but we keep hitting the deck, and thatīs not good.` Bennett pulled no punches when explaining that if you are well enough to continue at a WorldTour race, the only option is to go on.
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