Mikel Landa manages to stay upright despite sliding off road on Giro d'Italia time trial (video)

Team Sky leader Mikel Landa had a lucky escape on stage nine of the Giro d'Italia when he slid off the road and was stopped upright by a spectator

Mikel Landa's incredible time trial at the Giro d'Italia on Sunday could have been even better if he'd stayed on the road the whole time.

A video taken by La Corsa Tours and posted on Facebook shows something that the television cameras missed, with Landa skidding off the side of the road and almost into a ditch on one descent.

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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.