Team Visma | Lease a Bike | Crash limits Team Visma

After the start signal, a fierce battle developed for a place in the early breakaway. Eventually, seven riders, including overall leader Baptiste Veistroffer, formed the leading group. The breakaway effort came to an end in the final kilometers, with the climb of Eastern Mountain approaching. In a nervous run-in to the foot of the climb, a major crash occurred in the peloton at a roundabout. Among those involved were Lemmen and Graat, but both Team Visma | Lease a Bike riders reached the finish. Afterwards, it became clear that Lemmen had sustained a wrist injury, which will prevent him from starting the next stage.