Oops! Serghei Tvetcov takes a wrong turn on Giro d'Italia stage five
Romanian rider Serghei Tvetcov turns right instead of staying on the correct road on a descent on stage five of the Giro d'Italia

Androni-Giacattoli's Serghei Tvetcov had done everything right in the first 100km of stage five in the Giro d'Italia - he got himself in the five man breakaway and was working hard on the front.
But on the winding descent from Barga, with 52km remaining to the finish up in Abetone, the Romanian went a little off piste, taking a right turn when the road actually swept round to the left.
It looks as if the rider realised his mistake as he sped towards a safety barrier on the corner, but couldn't do anything about it. Eventually he ended up on the grass, unclipping rather uncomfortably and quickly getting back on the right path.
His unstylish dismount resulted in him breaking his left shoe in some way, with the Androni-Giacattoli mechanic forced to hang out of the team car and apply wrap some electrical tape around the offending area.
Fortunately, Tvetcov was able to make it back to his breakaway partners, who held a lead of over nine minutes with 35km remaining.
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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.
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