Second Tinkoff-Saxo rider hit by motorbike at Vuelta a España

Sergio Paulinho is the second Tinkoff-Saxo rider to be involved in a collision with a motorbike at the 2015 Vuelta a España

Sergio Paulinho (Tinkoff-Saxo) has been reportedly hospitalised after being knocked off his bike by a race motorbike on stage 11 of the Vuelta a España.

He is the second rider from the Russian team to abandon the race in an incident like this after Peter Sagan was injured on stage eight.

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Jack Elton-Walters hails from the Isle of Wight, and would be quick to tell anyone that it's his favourite place to ride. He has covered a varied range of topics for Cycling Weekly, producing articles focusing on tech, professional racing and cycling culture. He moved on to work for Cyclist Magazine in 2017 where he stayed for four years until going freelance. He now returns to Cycling Weekly from time-to-time to cover racing, review cycling gear and write longer features for print and online.