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Tudor Pro Cycling have explained the bizarre crash which left UAE Team Emirates-XRG with a smashed rear window on stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia , with young Frenchman Mathys Rondel colliding with the vehicle but coming away from the incident unscathed.

The broken window was revealed mid-way through the chaotic day from Praia a Mare to Potenza, where almost every bit of chaos that could have happened did on the 203 kilometre day filled with rain, crashes and drama , and that Rondel was the victim, but he raced on and finished with the group of GC favourites.

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"Now you have Afonso Eulálio , who takes the pink jersey, and who took a lot of time on the other riders, but today survival was more important, because the coming stage in two days is very important."

¿¡Qué le ha pasado al coche de UAE!?#Giroditalia pic.twitter.com/GBkv5JdHZ1 May 13, 2026

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