
Less than 24 hours after his stunning time trial performance at the Volta ao Algarve saw him finish second behind Remco Evenepoel, a stroke of bad luck left Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) fighting a puncture and out of the GC battle.
Eighth overall before the hilly final stage 5, with some 30 kilometres to go, Sheffield's white jersey of Best Young Rider leader suddenly loomed into the TV camera footage as the American battled a front wheel puncture.