There are fears that Visma-Lease a Bike could lose yet another important Tour de France rider in the lead to the race after Edoardo Affini crashed heavily in the elite men's time trial at the Italian National Championships.
The 30-year-old crashed around 6km into the 40km effort, which was eventually won by Filippo Ganna (Netcompany Ineos). Italian journalist Stefano Rizzato reported that he had to be taken away in an ambulance, though he was conscious.
