Fire forces race officials to stop Evenepoel and peloton mid-race at Druivenkoers-Overijse

Tour of Denmark 2021 - 31st Edition - 3rd stage Tonder - Vejle 219,2 km - 12/08/2021 - Remco Evenepoel (BEL - Deceuninck - Quick-Step) - photo Thomas Sjorup/CV/BettiniPhoto©2021
Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-QuickStep) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-QuickStep) and the rest of the Druivenkoers-Overijse peloton were left standing in the road for 15 minutes after a car accident and fire forced race officials to stop and then neutralise the one-day Belgian race with 25km to go. 

Evenepoel was leading the race after launching a solo attack but he was suddenly stopped by race director Scott Sunderland and the peloton soon caught him in a moment of confusion and concern. Sunderland quickly explained the problem and said the race was neutralised until the firefighters arrived. 

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