As a mass crash shook up the Giro d’Italia on stage 2, one of the teams to come out with a net positive was Netcompany Ineos, with their GC leaders Egan Bernal and Thymen Arensman managing to nab six and four bonus seconds at the Red Bull Kilometre, bumping them up to third and fourth overall.
The incident that changed the whole complexion of the race happened with 23km to go on a wet descent, with five UAE Team Emirates-XRG riders coming down and a whole host of other riders going with them, but the British team avoided the crash entirely.
Speaking at a contrastingly upbeat team bus – compared to many of their rivals – Director of Racing Geraint Thomas said this was simply a matter of luck, with their eight riders all taking spots on the inside of the right-hand band, while the crash occurred on the left as one UAE rider slid out near the front and sent a ripple through the peloton.
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