Crash destroys Van Den Broeck's hopes at Pais Vasco

Lotto Belisol were one of the big losers from the crash that occurred inside the final 10km at Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco as Jurgen Van Den Broeck limped across the line more than five minutes behind the day's winner Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge). Van Den Broeck was the team's hope for the general classification and appeared to be riding well after finishing inside the top-ten at the recent Volta a Catalunya but his ambitions for the WorldTour race all but disappeared in the fall.