Vuelta a España rollercoaster for Visma-Lease A Bike as Wout van Aert leads but Dylan van Baarle crashes out

Visma-Lease a Bike could hardly have had more mixed feelings after stage 2 of the Vuelta a España as Wout van Aert secured the overall lead, but the squad simultaneously had to regret Dylan van Baarle becoming the first rider of the race to abandon.

Van Baarle had barely crossed the line on Saturday in Lisbon, finishing just two seconds behind winner Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates), before he declared that there was “everything to play for” in the battle for the overall lead.