Overview

• About 22 km from the finish in Walbrzych, Paul Lapeira, Rafal Majka and Antonio Tiberi were knocked down in a high-speed Stage 3 crash.
• Officials imposed a 15-minute neutralization to tend to the riders and clear debris from the road.
• General classification times were cancelled at the moment of the incident, preserving Lapeira’s lead in the overall standings.
• British cyclist Ben Turner surged to victory once racing resumed and claimed the stage win in the peloton sprint.
• Neutralization protocols draw on lessons from past tragedies, including Bjorg Lambrecht’s fatal 2019 crash and Fabio Jakobsen’s 2020 sprint collision.