Bol and his Astana teammates tried to help Cavendish through the gruelling hilly stage. They did this by holding him out of the wind and cooling him with water bottles. At the start line in Florence it was extremely scorching with 36 levels. It isn’t recognized whether or not Cavendish was unwell or overcome by the warmth. In any case, it was a horrible ordeal and through the race he even needed to vomit.
Dylan Groenewegen / Nils Eekhoff
The opposite North Hollanders had considerably fewer issues arriving on time. Nils Eekhoff from Rijsenhout completed a hundredth, 29 minutes and 14 seconds behind the winner. Sprinter Dylan Groenewegen completed 156th at half-hour and 18 seconds.
A hill stage is on this system on Sunday. Groenewegen is a contender for a stage victory on Monday, as a result of the peloton will then face a flat stage with alternatives for the sprinters.
