Greig Leach

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) pulled up a spot on the curb as he waited for the commissares to decide it would be save to restart the race. They peloton had done the neutralized start, and then about five kilometers of hard racing before the crash. While I am sure they were concerned for their fellow competitors, it had to be hard to feel themselves stiffening back up. Plus maintaining the focus they had at the start of the day must have been hard. Perhaps that is why Pogacar went off by himself, although he does look is normal composed and joyful self. After a half hour of waiting, more ambulances were ready to accompany the race once more, so it was time to get back into the saddle. It did help that the organizers let the peloton have another two kilometers of a neutralized start before it was back to full on racing.