Matteo Jorgenson already knew it hadn't been his team's day, he didn't need an on-the-nose metaphor to hammer home the point at the end of the E3 Saxo Classic. He got it anyway.
On crossing the finish line in fifth place, 1:50 behind winner Mathieu van der Poel, Jorgenson longed only for the warmth of the Visma-Lease A Bike team bus, but there was another episode of ill fortune before he reached that relative luxury. As the American soft-pedalled through the drizzle towards his sanctuary, another rider changed direction abruptly in front of him and brought him crashing to the ground.
