A second sketchy stage on rain-soaked Barcelona streets saw numerous crashes, including for Primož Roglič, red jersey Lorenzo Milesi and British rider Oscar Onley
The race organisers had made the pre-stage decision to bring the point at which the GC was taken forward to the 9km to go mark, ahead of the final climb and descent, hoping to mitigate the risk for anyone not wishing to contest the stage victory.
However, there were always going to be crashes racing on wet urban roads rained on for the first time in weeks, dsm firmenich suffering a rude awakening from their dream start to the Vuelta, Oscar Onley crashing out with a suspected broken collarbone and red jersey Lorenzo Milesi dropping out of the lead group after another crash.
He continued:"It was a little bit awkward with ourselves and dsm trying to close the breakaway... today's a chance for us and that's why we had to race. They understand as well. We're not here on GC, we're a sprint team, sometimes crashes happen and we're willing to take that risk when there's a chance."
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