Apart from the crash , this caught my attention , how do they propose to stop it.
With some 126 kilometres to go on the Kortekeer climb, DSM's John Degenkolb and four of his teammates massed at the front of the peloton. They then slowed to a walking pace, forcing some riders to put a foot down, before accelerating on the front of the peloton. The tactic did not effect the race's development but garnered lots of criticism on social media.
Mathieu van der Poel posted a video of the moment the squad massed on the Kortekeer on Twitter with a sarcastic "Chapeau Team DSM" comment, and
Eddy Merckx called it "dangerous". Cyclingnews columnist
Fabian Cancellara also contrasted the tactic with the absence of any DSM riders at the top of the results sheet.
Trek-Segafredo tried a similar move during Dwars door Vlaanderen on the same climb but now the UCI will investigate.
"We have also noticed this trend," Van Den Abeele said.
"We will analyse that tactic in more detail. Everyone must be able to defend their chances, but this strategy is very far-reaching."