‘A bit of argy-bargy there’ - Mauro Schmid wins Tour of Belgium after controversial mid-race incident
QuickStep-AlphaVinyl rider Mauro Schmid won the Baloise Tour of Belgium in controversial circumstances, as a mid-race tussle swayed the victory in the Swiss’ favour. With 6km to go in the race, second-place Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) was knocked and closed in by QuickStep’s Yves Lampaert in the decisive third Golden Kilometre sprint, as Schmid took full advantage and gained crucial ground on Wellens. Ad/> The incident was kind to Schmid who took the seconds, giving him the cushion he needed to prevent Wellens from overtaking him for the overall win.


