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'They crashed just in front of me' – Jonas Vingegaard narrowly avoids disaster of mass pile-up at Giro d'Italia before launching first attack

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As the second mass crash in as many days shook up the Giro d'Italia in Bulgaria, overall favourite Jonas Vingegaard was almost among the victims of the nasty incident which occurred on a wet descent with 23.3km to go, avoiding it by the skin of his teeth. Vingegaard was well-positioned by the yellow and black jerseys of Visma-Lease a Bike throughout the long 221km stage from Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo, but he was just one spot behind and to the right of the first UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider who went down, taking down a further 20 or so riders with him . Understandably shaken up having been the victim of similar crashes in the past – at Itzulia Basque Country in 2024, for example – Vingegaard's thoughts were with his competitors who came down, with Jay Vine, Marc Soler and Ådne Holter all being forced to abandon due to their injuries.…

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