"These kinds of passages are a middle finger to the riders" - Thijs Zonneveld predicted a section where Primoz Roglic crashed could be dangerous

Alexey Lutsenko lost control of his bike in the final parts of the stage 12 when he missed a small curb in the middle of the road. The consequences are several wounded riders, but more importantly a podium favourite losing time in the crash.

Primoz Roglic, who was involved in the crash, jumped back on his bike fairly quickly, however despite a full team support, he wasn't able to push high enough pace to keep up with the peloton approaching the sprint and eventually counted a loss of 2:27, dropping all the way to sixth place overall.

A striking detail is that analyst Thijs Zonneveld already warned this morning about a similar pavement. After the reconnaissance of the stage, Zonneveld wrote on his X account ahead of the stage: "These kinds of passages are, as far as I'm concerned, a middle finger to the riders. On a descent through a village, not visible if you're not riding in front. If you hit this at eighty per hour, you'll be launched. A lick of paint and done."

After Roglic's fall, he of course immediately reacted. "Huge crash. And not coincidentally at a low curb in the middle of the road."