Watch: Mikel Landa thrown off course after collision with rider on stage 10 of the Tour de France 2019

The Spaniard saw his GC ambitions go up in smoke after a crash with 19km to go

Mikel Landa after the finish of stage six of the Tour de France 2019 (Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images)

(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images)

While Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) sprinted to his first Tour de France victory on stage 10, the race will likely be remembered as the day a number of GC contenders saw their chances of glory dashed, after crosswinds decimated the peloton on the run-in to Albi.

Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) were the highest-profile casualties, with Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) and Rigoberto Urán (EF Education First) also caught out as Ineos and Deceuninck - Quick-Step went full gas and splintered the peloton with 30km left to race.

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Hi. I'm Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor. I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.


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