‘Have they gone wrong?’ – Panic as half the peloton takes wrong road at Tour of Turkey
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Updated 15/04/2022 at 12:25 GMT
“Hello, have they gone wrong?” cried Carlton Kirby as the peloton suddenly was sliced in two. With the road split by a drain, the riders on the wrong side were faced with a decision: press on and hope the road re-joins or attempt a dangerous bunny hop to the other side. After the scare dissipated, Caleb Ewan proved the strongest in the sprint to claim his second victory at the Tour of Turkey.
‘Have they gone wrong?’ – Panic as half of peloton takes wrong road
There was panic in the peloton at the Tour of Turkey as two groups of riders ended up on opposite sides of the road.
As the main bunch navigated a stretch of roadworks with 15km remaining of Friday’s Stage 6 from Edremit to Eceabat, the route suddenly split in two.
With no time to act, half the bunch swept onto the wrong side of the road while the others continued on the designated route – creating the unusual spectacle of two mini races.
“Hello, have they gone wrong?” called Carlton Kirby on Eurosport commentary.
Some of the riders realised their mistake and hopped across a drain separating the roads, something Kirby branded “difficult and dangerous”, while the majority persisted in the hope the roads would re-join.
To their relief, the race came back together and went to a bunch sprint as Australian Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) took a commanding victory.
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