Everything was going great for Lidl-Trek’s Mathias Vacek in the Vuelta a España stage 2 until an incident with a spectator almost cost him the best young rider jersey. On the climb up the cat. 4 Alto da Batalha, Vacek hit the deck when fans, standing on the road, interfered with the path of the riders.
The Czech rider got up quickly and was seen gesturing towards the people on the side of the road before re-mounting on a new bike to try and chase back up to the field that was accelerating for the looming bunch sprint finish.
