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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 Astana inks multi-million euro contract extension with Giro winner Nibali Vincenzo Nibali confirmed for the Tour of Poland Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish’s fifth stage crowns Vincenzo Nibali’s final victory Giro d’Italia: Vincenzo Nibali attacks through the stage 20 blizzard to win on the Tre Cime Giro d’Italia: Vincenzo Nibali tightens his grip with stage 18 time trial victory Vincenzo Nibali: “Today it was too difficult to gain any time.” Vincenzo Nibali: “The racing was pretty tranquil today.”