5 september 2024 –
Today’s difficult royal stage over 145 kilometers from Ampezzo up to Sauris had been planned quite differently. In heavy rain, there was a serious mass crash in a roadworks area. Lukas Rüegg and Colin Stüssi also had to go down.
“About 20 riders crashed on the slippery road. Luki and I were in the middle of it. I myself more or less just fell over when a following rider hit me in the calf and hip area. I knew right then that this tour was over for me. What a shame for the team and of course for myself. I’m now going home immediately for examinations to find out exactly what’s going on!” said Colin Stüssi after his first aid treatment
Not a good Thursday for Team Vorarlberg
Lukas Rüegg was able to resume the race, while his team colleague Felix Stehli fought for the day’s victory in a leading group. But he was also caught again. The Team Vorarlberg pros did not play a major role in the day’s result today. The day’s winner was the Belgian Aaron Dockx (Team Alpecin-Deceuncinck).
All in all, it was a very sobering day for the team. But even this valley of tears will be overcome together. There are still two more stages to go and we hope that Colin’s test results will give us the all-clear in the next few days. Good luck boys!
Result: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-della-regione-friuli-venezia-giulia/2024/stage-2
Line-up Team Vorarlberg: Colin Stüssi, Lukas Meiler, Felix Stehli, Lukas Rüegg, Jon Knolle, Alexander Konychev;
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