VIDEO: Dan Martin abandons Vuelta after major crash on stage eight

Best wishes to the Irishman

https://twitter.com/nicholasroche/status/637661751870398465 Dan Martin's hopes of winning a classic are over for another year after the Irish cyclists suffered an horrendous crash this afternoon during the Vuelta. The ProTeam Cannondale-Garmin rider was involved in an accident with just 50KM left on the eight stage of the event that saw Martin injured along with a number of other riders. https://twitter.com/dfactonoticias/status/637660230910910470 He had been in third place overall but the accident means that the 29-year-old had to withdraw along with riders such as Nacer Bouhanni. https://twitter.com/Ride_Argyle/status/637639353385287680 https://twitter.com/sticky_bottle/status/637643125079601152 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFJSEEv1Xx4