Even with severe pile-ups, races go on and the Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian is a good example.
With just 20 km left in the 228.7 km race, there was a mass crash that caused substantial injuries to favorites including Spain’s Mikel Landa and Colombia’s Egan Bernal, both of whom had to be removed by medical personnel.
But the riding went on and over the final climb came a breakaway from France’s Julian Alaphilippe and 2016 champion Bauke Mollema (NED) that no one else could match. Alaphilippe sprinted away for the win with 500 m to go and Mollema had to settle for a full set of medals: gold in 2016, bronze in 2017 and silver in 2018. Summary:
UCI World Tour/Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian
San Sebastian (ESP) ~ 4 August 2018.
(Full results here)
Final Standings (228.7 km): 1. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA), 6:03:45; 2. Bauke Mollema (NED), 6:03.45; 3. Anthony Roux (FRA), 6:04:01; 4. Greg van Avermaet (BEL), 6:04:01; 5. Julien Simon (FRA), 6:04:01; 6. Rigoberto Uran (COL), 6:04:01; 7. Ion Izagirre (ESP), 6:04:01; 8. Robert Gesink (NED), 6:04:01; 9. Steven Kruijswijk (NED), 6:04:01; 10. Antwan Tolhoek (NED), 6:04:01.
