Brandon Rivera crashes, ends up in same hospital as Egan Bernal

There’s more bad news coming out of Colombia.

Media reports there say Brandon Rivera, the childhood friend of Egan Bernal who also rides on Ineos Grenadiers, was involved in a crash Thursday.

There are not many details available immediately, but it appears the 25-year-old crashed while on a training ride.

The daily newspaper El Tiempo reports that Rivera suffered a fractured collarbone in a spill, but there is still not confirmation from team officials.

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Reports say that he was transported to the same hospital where Bernal is recovering from his devastating crash Monday that left the 2019 Tour de France winner with neck and back injuries as well as a broken femur and patella.

Both riders are now at the Clinica de la Universidad de La Sabana north of Bogota.