Jenthe Biermans had all the luck in the world in the descent from Passo del Mortirolo at the end of fifteenth stage. The Belgian made a mistake in a technical section and his red Arkéa - B&B Hotels jersey quickly disappeared in the ravine. Luckily his fall was stopped with relatively soft landing on a tree after few tumbles and, once Biermans was rescued, he got back on the bike and managed to finish the stage.
"I misjudged a bend during the descent. The result was a very bad fall." Biermans described the situation to Sporza. He was eventually helped by a number of his colleagues. "Four teams immediately started looking for me. I was at least 25-30 meters deep in a ravine. Gianni Meersman and some men from Intermarché - Wanty, among others, came immediately. I want to thank them," he said.
