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'Carnage' - Huge crash on speed bump after David Dekker fall sends riders flying at Vuelta a Burgos finish

A huge crash over a speed bump just 500m from the finish line marred the second stage of the Vuelta a Burgos. With riders picking up pace on a downhill section ahead of a sprint finish, Jumbo-Visma’s David Dekker lost control over the raised crossing and fell to the ground. Ad/> Others went down in his wake, including David Ballerini (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), who was one of several riders sent flying into one of the barriers by the side of the road.

Tour de FranceOpinion: If Bennett can't, should Cavendish go to the Tour de France?14/06/2021 AT 12:43 AG2R Citroen's Damien Touze also hit the barriers and his team say he is being «assisted by the race medical support». Quick-Step are yet to issue an update on Ballerini. “A huge crash over the speed bump,” said Rob Hatch on Eurosport commentary.

“This is an absolute disaster at the Vuelta a Burgos. Carnage in the final 500m.” The pile-up ended any chances of a bunch sprint and instead it was a Jumbo-Visma 1-2-3 as Timo Roosen won from Edoardo Affini and Chris Harper. Ganna signs four-year Ineos extension How to keep TDF Femmes on the map? “It was really hectic already, and we took the front, Affini just pulled full-gas and it was an all-out effort,” said Roosen.

“There was some speed bump out of nowhere, I didn’t really see it. I heard something behind me, but I didn’t know what happened. I looked behind me and I thought it was David, and then I heard he had crashed.

I went to the final corner at 250m and just sprinted to the line. Because of the crash I was there and I could win. “It’s a nice one to have on the palmares, but I hope to have it a different way.

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