After missing an opportunity to fight for victory on the thrilling second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, Wout van Aert could only blame himself and was left frustrated with his own positioning once again.
The uphill finale into San Gimignano was preceded by one section of gravel, where the day would be decided, and the entry onto it came after a tight left-hand corner. With 9.8km to go, Van Aert was perfectly placed towards the front of the peloton, but in the space of 3km, he'd dropped back to around 40th.
