Eerie images: Topryttere huber pedestrian down in the big stage races

There was only a run three kilometers of today's team time trial in the World-Tour during the Tirreno-Adriatico, when a snorksovende guard and an inattentive pedestrian at fault in a violent collision.

The former Tinkoff-Saxo rider Rafal Majka and teammate Oscar Gatto drove in high speed head-on into the man who crossed the roadway at the same moment, as Bora-Hansgrohe-the crew came running.

The front riders in the group managed to dodge the collision, but on the very little manoeuvrable enkeltstartscykler could neither Gatto or Majka do anything to avoid the accident.

On the tv the footage of the accident you can see løbsvagten, who stood with his back to the road and spoke with a spectator in orange clothes, while fodgængeren not seem to notice the riders, who were going against him.

All three parties hit the pavement hard after the collision, but both riders could, however, complete the stage to come back on the bike. According to RAI Sport was the spectator subsequently run in the hospital without being seriously hurt.

And the violent start of the day had apparently not gotten the organizers to tighten up security. A short time after the incident was the australian Mitchelton-Scot hold close to suffer the same fate.

After having rounded a 90 degree turn, they were eerily close to hitting a woman who crossed the road with his dog. Fortunately, she to react at the last moment and got pulled both himself and the dog in safety.

the Scare prevented, however, not Mitchelton-Scot to take the overall victory on the day, when they got completed the 21.5 kilometers in a time of 22:25. Bora-Hansgrohe ended at 20. the square in the time 24:22.