Sonny Colbrelli collapses after Volta a Catalunya stage one

Sonny Colbrelli collapsed after finishing second in the first stage.

The team said that the rider is stable in a hospital in Spain.

Colbrelli was taken to the hospital by ambulance after medics attended to him near the finish line.

A team statement said that Sonny Colbrelli fell unconscious and underwent further medical assistance.

Colbrelli narrowly lost out to Matthews in a sprint at the end of stage one.

Colbrelli missed the Milan-San Remo classic with bronchitis.

Colbrelli won the Paris-Roubaix monument classic last year, his biggest win to date.

He finished second in the spring classics curtain-raiser.