The Colombian Egan Bernal, INEOS Grenadiers runneris one of the twelve cyclists affected by the crash that occurred this Wednesday with just over a kilometer to go in the first stage of the Tour of Hungarycontested on Wednesday and won by Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco Alula).
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Bernal, winner of the 2019 Tour de France, crossed the finish line more than six minutes behind the stage winner with his jersey clearly visible above his right shoulder.
“Difficult end to the day since both Egan Bernal and Luke Plapp were involved in a heavy crash in the last kilometer”, announced the British team, which at the moment does not offer details about the consequences of the fall.
A rough finish did not prevent Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen, a Jayco Alula rider, from becoming the first leader of the Magyar round, after winning the sprint on the opening day.a completely flat stage with a start and finish in the town of Szentgotthard.
Groenewegen, who invested a time of 3h 42.56 to complete the 168.6 kilometer route, set his best top speed to overtake Irishman Sam Bennett (Bora Hansgrohe), second, and Australian Caleb Ewan ( Lotto Dstny), third.
For his part, Colombian Álvaro Hodeg, a UAE Emirates rider, finished the stage in fifth position at the same time as the winner.
Source: La Verdad
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