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Sunday, August 23, 2009 Nibali crashes out of Eneco Tour, will miss Vuelta by VeloNation Press at 2:24 PM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España, Eneco Tour   Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) broke his left collarbone in the fifth stage of the Eneco Tour today, ending his chances for overall victory in the Vuelta later this month, and likely his spot on the Italian team for the world championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Nibali was in an escape with Dane Lars Bak (Saxo Bank) when the crash happened, just 2.5 kilometers from the finish of the 204 kilometer stage. Bak went on to win the stage that ended in Sittard, Holland. He will fly to Italy to have surgery on the injury.       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article Related Articles Nibali, Costa say Dubai Tour is more for sprinters but they will search for opportunities for success Varied route presented for 2014 Vuelta a España Committed to riding Tour rather than defending Giro title, Nibali starts in Tour de San Luis Bettini tips Nibali for 2014 success: ‘I think he can win the Tour’ Nibali, Cavendish, Contador pay a visit to McLaren Nibali’s agent Alex Carera improving hour by hour after serious car accident Vincenzo Nibali confirms Tour de France as key target for 2014