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'If he had hit me head-on, I probably wouldn't be here today' – Soudal-QuickStep rider left stunned after 100kph hit-and-run while training

SKYVIEWS OF HARRAT UWAYRID, SAUDI ARABIA - JANUARY 31: Gianmarco Garofoli of Italy and Team Soudal Quick-Step competes during the 6th AlUla Tour 2026, Stage 5 a 163.9km stage from AlUla Old Town to Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid 1166m on January 31, 2026 in Harrat Uwayrid, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

Soudal-QuickStep rider Gianmarco Garofoli has been shaken up by a harrowing hit-and-run while training in Tenerife, he revealed on Wednesday evening.

Garofoli explained the incident in which he said the driver hit him going well over 100kph, before failing to stop and leaving him on the tarmac.

Fortunately, the Italian miraculously escaped major injury to his body, but the mental effect of the incident was significant.

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