The platoon was wrong on the way, it almost causes a tragedy with the public and annulled the stage

They were some minutes of chaos and uncertainty Those who lived this Wednesday in the First stage of the Tour of Algarveone of the most important cycling tests in the previous one of the so -called spring ‘classics’ in Europe. Is that when the victory of Filippo Ganna In lakes, the unusual outcome was crowned in which Most of the platoon took a wrong direction to 800 meters from the finish and could cause a tragedy with fans who witnessed the competition.

In the absence of an indicator at the entrance of the last roundabout that indicated to the corridors that they had to take the left -that on the right was enabled for the cars of the equipment -,, The vast majority of the platoon took the wrong course, with the exception of about thirty cyclists.

Among the lucky few, or with the sense of orientation in perfect condition, Filippo Ganna It was imposed with a comfortable advantage over the Frenchman Romain Grégoire and the Swiss Jan Christen. But the Italian’s joy lasted little, since minutes later the organizers announced in ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) that due to that episode the stage was canceled.

The bulk of the platoon, oblivious to the fact that he was wrong, even sprinkled but on the back of the spectators.

“” A joke! It’s completely ridiculous “protested the Austrian Marco Haller To the organization, criticizing that the way of diversion for cars was not blocked.

To the risk for fans and runners, the frustration of some of the latter joined, who had done a hard work during the stage.

Winner of the Elysees field stage in the Tour de France of 2023, the Belgian Jordi Meeusfor which Haller “had shot for 190 kilometers” was deprived of fighting for victory.

“I realized that there was a problem 200 meters from the goal when we crossed with police motorcycles. It is a penalty for the lost occasion. The essential thing is that no spectator was injured,” he reacted.

Another compatriot of his, Wout van Aert, was not laughing either. “It is not possible, that exit should be closed. Without a doubt there was a human error.”

The first general classification will be established on Thursday after the arrival of the second stage, at Alto da Foia. An apt end to climbers, so it seems difficult to repeat the bizarre situation lived on Wednesday.