💥 Porrazo entre Dylan Groenewegen 🇳🇱 (con buen historial de accidentes) y Tim Merlier 🇧🇪 en la llegada de la E1 del #RenewiTour 🥇 Victoria de Jonathan Milan 🇮🇹 (Lidl Trek) sobre Jasper Philipsen 🇧🇪 (Alpecin), lanzado por Van der Poel 🇳🇱. #Ciclismo
UPDATE: Tim Merlier relegated after crashing into Dylan Groenewegen during Renewi Tour 2024 stage 1 finale
CyclingWednesday, 28 August 2024 at 16:49
The 2024 Renewi Tour saw a world class sprinter field take to the start line this Wednesday morning for stage 1. As expected, the day finished in a bunch sprint, won by Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan.
For many of the fastest men in the bunch however, things did not go as planned. Fabio Jakobsen and Olav Kooij were caught up in a nasty crash within the final 15km and right at the finish line, as Tim Merlier and Dylan Groenwegen fought it out for the lower placings on the day, the pair made contact and slid across the finish line in a nasty looking crash.
UPDATE
Tim Merlier has since been relegated due to his role in the incident. "The race jury has decided to relegate Tim Merlier at the end of the #RenewiTour stage 1, which he concluded in fourth," announces Soudal - Quick-Step's social media pages. "Tim was involved in a crash after the finish and suffered some abrasions, but should start on Thursday."
See it for yourself in the video down below!
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