Luis Carlos Chia had barely celebrated taking victory in the third stage of Vuelta a Colombia a before the high-speed crash.
HIs wife was knocked unconscious in the horror crash but recovered later.
Luis told a Colombian newspaper after the smash: ‘I wanted to brake but the bike didn’t respond.
“I hit my wife but it could have just as easily have been another person,’ he said after.
“She knew there was going to be a sprint and I don’t understand why she didn’t get out of the way.”
¡Muy estrecha la llegada! Y el ganador de la etapa terminó chocando con una persona solo unos metros después de cruzar la meta.
— Señal Deportes (@SenalDeportes) June 5, 2022
Mira la #VColombia2022 también en nuestro streaming 🖥 👉 https://t.co/CEQhFlSUo1#ColombiaRuedaXSeñal pic.twitter.com/6iR10IDDJS
And, perhaps unfortunately, there are two videos of the crash:
🚴♂🇨🇴¡Atención tenemos ganador de la tercera etapa, Luis Carlos Chía, en medio de una fuerte caída!#VUELTACOLOMBIAxWIN pic.twitter.com/mMxMHlor4N
— Win Sports TV (@WinSportsTV) June 5, 2022
Crazy finish and pretty sketchy road. Not a good idea to stand right at the finish line when there’s a flat sprint finish though…