This weekend, six Giant-Alpecin riders are being treated in hospital following a head-on collision with a car. The accident took place at their training camp in Calpe, Spain. John Degenkolb, Max Walscheid, Chad Haga, Fredrik Ludvigsson, Ramon Sinkeldam and Warren Barguil were involved in the crash.

"Chad’s first surgery to repair veins and arteries is done", his mother expained on social media. "There were no tendons, bones or major arteries severed in the crash but Chad Haga does have a deep wound involving his chest, neck, chin and lip."

Degenkolb updated on his situation on Facebook.

"In light of the many get-well wishes and messages I wanted to get in touch. I am doing well under the circumstances", he wrote. "Earlier (on Saturday) I had a full anesthesia so that the wounds on my thing, underarm and lips could be stitched. Now I am an ambulance on the way to Valencia, where my left index finger should be fixed in a larger hospital. It is only hanging on by a thread. I can’t remember much about the accident. I wish all the other guys the best too. I will be back in touch."

The Spanish emergency services have explained that an English woman was driving the vehicle and she invaded the opposite side of the road.

"It's a shock that will sit for a long time, should not have to happen, completely straight road and a car driving on the wrong side of us, impossible to protect themselves," Ludvigsson wrote on social media. "For all who wondering, I'm after all pretty good with nothing broken, just pain, I'm lucky we all are alive. Thank you for all messages !”

Barguil's uncle and agent Sebastien Michon reassured his fans. "Warren is shocked but he’ll come out of it okay. He’s fractured his wrist and hurt his knee. He said he hit the car face on and that the driver didn’t brake and that the impact was brutal. He was also thinking about his teammates. He knows what they avoided", he told L'Equipe.

You can read more about the injuries here.