Things went wrong at the front of the peloton with 35 kilometres to go to the finish in Complejo Karstico Ojo Guareña. Team Visma | Lease a Bike was well positioned, but could not avoid a crash on the right side of the road. “Sepp Kuss and Cian Uijtdebroeks were involved in the crash. That’s for sure far from ideal”, says sports director Marc Reef afterwards. “Fortunately, both were able to quickly return to the peloton with the help of Julien Vermote and Edoardo Affini.”

Team Visma | Lease a Bike was alert in the tough final of the second stage in the north of Spain. Kuss managed to finish just behind stage winner Caleb Ewan in the same time. Reef: “Of course, we are satisfied with that result, but you still keep a bad feeling about this day. Sepp hit the ground for the second time in this Vuelta a Burgos and that is far from ideal. In addition, we lost Ben Tulett in a crash.” Tulett's shoulder was dislocated during the crash.

“I think that many teams have to measure the damage after today's big crash. There is little time to recover”, the sports director knows. Tomorrow, the riders will face a hard day with the finish on Lagunas de Niela, a climb of hors category. “Sepp and Cian don't seem too badly hurt. If they feel good tomorrow, we will have to place them in a good position for the final climb. Then hopefully we can fight for a good result."