Another fall, yet another maxi-fall to ruin the cycling world. Also the Tour of the Dauphiné 2024 he was not exempt from one heavy slide of more than three quarters of the peloton in the fifth stage, from Amplepuis to Saint-Priest of 167 kilometres, with the race neutralized 21 kilometers from the finish line.
It all happened in one drawn on simple paper, but made treacherous by the very slippery asphalt due to the rain. The images did not clarify the dynamics as well as they could, but what matters is that in an instant at least a hundred athletes found themselves on the ground; Among those involved were also Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step), Primoz Roglic (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates), who fortunately did not suffer too much damage. The consequences of the maxi-fall are Dylan Van Baarle and Steven Kruijswijk, who seal a truly unfortunate season for Visma-Lease a Bike. But it still remains a minimum price for the scene witnessed.
After half an hour of waiting at the point of the crime, the organization’s decision arrives: stage neutralized until the finish line, without gaps with the platoon which is escorted upon arrival by the police. Also involved in the decision were the Frenchman Mathis Le Berre (Arkéa – B&B Hotels) and the Austrian Tobias Bayer (Alpecin – Deceuninck), who had been fleeing since the morning initially with the Norwegian Adne Holter (Uno-X Mobility).
Therefore the general ranking does not change, with Evenepoel remains at the top with 33” on Roglic and 1’04” on Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike). From tomorrow there will be room for the men in the rankings with the Hauterives-Le Collet d’Allevard.
