'When are they going to climb over?' - Nightmare as cyclists end up on wrong side of road at Volta a Catalunya

There was a hairy moment on Stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya as several riders ended up on the wrong side of a motorway. There was 35km remaining in the stage in Perpignan when the bollards down the middle of the road changed to a fixed concrete barrier. Ad/> The riders who had been able to get over from the left side of the road suddenly found themselves unable to switch to join the peloton.

CyclingColbrelli suffered from 'unstable cardiac arrhythmia', say team after collapse2 HOURS AGO Instead the trio of Mikel Bizkarra (Euskaltel – Euskadi), Joe Dombrowski (Astana) and Cesare Benedetti (Bora–Hansgrohe) were left to cycle alongside oncoming traffic on a road with a speed limit of 110kph. “They’re the wrong side of the concrete,” said Eurosport commentator Carlton Kirby. “When are they going to climb over? They will have to stop and do a climb here.” It seemed like a gap in the barrier was approaching which would have allowed the riders to pass through, but it didn’t materialise.

Colbrelli suffered from cardiac arrhythmia, say team Gent-Wevelgem: Who's riding? Who are the favourites? “The police are here,” added Kirby. “They are coming into oncoming traffic which is very dangerous. They were warned a long way out.” Eventually the trio decided that they would have to climb over the barrier so jumped off their bikes, lifted them over and then continued riding.” “You don’t see this often in bike racing,” said commentator Brian Smith.