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Remco Evenepoel was involved in a crash sparked by a dog early on the rain-sodden stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia, hitting the deck with 152 km to go during the 171 km race from Atripalda to Salerno.
The world champion, who led the race up until Tuesday’s fourth stage to Lago Laceno, was quickly attended to by the race doctor, several teammates and his Soudal-QuickStep directeur sportif as he sat at the side of the road.
He initially stayed sitting on the ground but eventually got up. He gave a thumbs up to the television camera as he started riding again.
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Evenepoel crashed on the right of the road with a number of other riders after teammate Davide Ballerini was taken down by a dog on the left-hand side of the road. The dog ran into the road and Ballerini touched wheels with the rider in front of him as he moved away from the dog.
With 148 km of the stage remaining, Evenepoel and his teammates closed what was a two-minute gap and rejoined the slow-rolling peloton.
Evenepoel surged to a stunning victory in the opening time trial in Abruzzo on Saturday, cementing his status as perhaps the top favourite for glory at the 2023 Corsa Rosa.
Following stage 4's mid-mountain stage, where he was isolated on the final climb, he lay 28 seconds down on new maglia rosa Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM), while his main GC rival Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) stood in fifth place at a further 44 seconds down.
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Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer
Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.
Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen.
As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees How to Watch guides and works on The Leadout newsletter throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix and their favourite published article is from the 2024 edition of the latter: 'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix
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