Remco Evenepoel crashes, rages at commissaires after potential turning point on Stage 12 of La Vuelta

Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) raged at the commissaires after crashing on Stage 12 of La Vuelta. The 22-year-old crashed on a right-hand bend, losing the front wheel and suffering a cut on his knee and a tear in his shorts.

Ad It could prove a potential turning point in the wider context of the race, and while Evenepoel originally looked calm, he then pulled alongside a commissaires' car and remonstrated with them as he attempted to get back on. Vuelta a EspañaEvenepoel recovers from crash to lay down marker, Carapaz wins Stage 1229 MINUTES AGO The peloton had slowed – as per unwritten rules of cycling – but this meant that the gap to the 32-man break went out to 12 minutes.

This moved Wilco Kelderman up to second in the virtual GC. Calling the incident on commentary, Dan Lloyd said that «to me looked entirely his own fault.» It was a point Robbie McEwen agreed with, saying: «What they call rider error.

He was really quite tight to the inside — his team-mates let it drift, there was all that road to use but Remco left it tight to the inside.» Yet, the Belgian was clearly unhappy, riding alongside a race car and remonstrating with a commissaire . Reports suggested that he was unhappy with the proximity of the motorcycle ahead of his crash, as well as the quality of the roads.

La Vuelta Stage 12 LIVE: Evenepoel crashes ahead of final summit 'Huge blow for Alaphilippe… and Evenepoel' – Frenchman’s rotten year continues It was a frustrating moment for the 22-year-old, who already has to complete the Vuelta without Julian Alaphilippe after the Frenchman’s rotten season continued as he crashed out on Stage 11 with a dislocated shoulder. It leaves Evenepoel with a support cast of just five as he bids to carry the red