Gorka Izagirre almost crashes into van in scary near-miss at Giro d'Italia on Stage 16 in Dolomites

ByBen Snowball

Published 24/05/2021 at 14:06 GMT

“Well held. God, that was a tight one there,” said Sean Kelly on commentary as Izagirre somehow managed to avoid smashing into the stationary vehicle. It showed the perils of riding in the wet, with the riders on the absolute limit as they tackled the steep and windy roads in the Dolomites.

Gorka Izagirre (Astana-Premier Tech) almost crashed into a parked van in a scary moment on Stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia.

The Spaniard carried too much speed through a corner on a slippery descent, going beyond the painted white line on the outer edge of the road and almost into the vehicle.

Fortunately, he managed to unclip his right leg and stay upright – just.

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“Well held,” said Sean Kelly on Eurosport commentary.

God, that was a tight one there.

Izagirre was part of a breakaway on a wet and grim day in the Dolomites, which was shortened from 212km to 155km due to safety concerns.

The climbing was reduced from 5700m to around 3800m.

At least on this occasion it was not a full-on collision, as we saw earlier in the race...

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