Movistar and Bahrain-Merida attacked after Tom Dumoulin took natural break, Team Sunweb DS claims

Confusion over how race leader misses split

Tom Dumoulin on stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Movistar and Bahrain-Merida forced a split on a descent on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia while race leader Tom Dumoulin was returning to the peloton after natural break, a Team Sunweb sports director has claimed.

The teams of Nairo Quintana and Vincenzo Nibali moved to the front of the peloton on a descent around 50km into Friday's 191km stage, catching the pink jersey on the wrong side of a split.

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