The prospects of Maximilien Juillard (Van Rysel-Roubaix) remaining in a three-rider breakaway on stage 2 of Étoile de Bessèges for his first UCI stage win almost vanished completely as he avoided colliding with spectators, trees and then race vehicles.
A video from race broadcaster Eurosport caught the moment with 62.2km to go when Juillard could not reduce his speed for a sharp right-hand turn after the summit of the first KOM.
