Maxim Van Gils crashes heavily after clash with Jan Christen in sprint for second at Clásica Jaén

Behind Wellens, it was Pidcock who launched the sprint first. Christen and Van Gils tried to come around, but the Swiss rider (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) shut the door aggressively. Van Gils got squeezed and could not avoid the barriers, resulting in a heavy crash. He remained on the ground and only got back to his feet around five minutes later, clearly in pain.