Greig Leach

Just a quick touch of wheels and riders can find themselves sliding across the asphalt at 30 miles an hour with no warning. Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) found that out along with two other guys as the peloton approach the sprint point in Santa Sofia. Once he had rejoined the main group, he dropped back to get himself clean up and bandage by the race doctor. With no time-outs it is necessary to keep going if possible and get patched up on the fly. He and the rest of the peloton have another 83 kilometers yet to race.