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Wrong turn and crashes cause breakaway bedlam in absurd Giro d'Italia finale

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Igor Arrieta and Afonso Eulálio fell victim to a series of misfortunes late on stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Getty Images) The Giro d'Italia almost descended into farce in the finale on stage 5, as two breakaway riders emerged to fight it out but took turns to throw it away. Two crashes and one wrong turn later, we had a winner in one of the most ridiculous conclusions we've seen to a Grand Tour stage in recent memory. Igor Arrieta (UAE Team Emirates) made two mistakes to the one of Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious), but he somehow emerged as the stage winner, even if Eulálio had the consolation of taking the pink jersey. The first crash The drama began 13.5km from the line on a rain-soaked stage that saw the breakaway stay away from the peloton and that duo slip clear to contest stage honours between them. Arrieta was leading down a descent and going at such a rate that he had gapped Eulálio, when he suddenly slid out and crashed.…

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