"X-rays found a fracture in the greater trochanter of his left hip," the team posted on social media. "He does not need surgery and will return home to recover. Not the way we wanted to see Rigo finish his last dance 💔 Please join us in wishing him well."
"I'm afraid of retirement and crashes," Urán said to Canal RCN earlier this year. "Everything in life has an end, but I am very afraid of my retirement, you have to have psychological help. High-performance athletes live in a bubble, everything is tailored to you and you get used to that life."
Thursday's Vuelta stage might be the last the world sees of Urán in the peloton after the injury. He leaves a long list of palmares including the silver medal in the London Olympics road race, stage wins in all three Grand Tours and two podium finishes in the Giro d'Italia (2013, 2014) and one in the Tour de France (2017).
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