Quintana had to abandon the Vuelta after another crash.
Meanwhile, today a brief fistfight seems to have broken out in the peloton. No one was seriously hurt, but both riders were disqualified by race officials.
https://vine.co/v/Ozht1ipTZET
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/blazin-saddles/fistfight-breaks-out-between-riders-at-vuelta-a-espana-150425242.html
Video unavailable to U.S. residents, but there is video in the following link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2748121/Vuelta-Espana-fist-fight-leads-expulsion-Ivan-Rovny-Gianluca-Brambilla-pair-trade-blows-16th-stage.html
According to the Eurosport article, today’s stage is supposed to be the toughest stage of any major multistage cycling race in the world.