Midway down, the course funneled into a chute: a narrow tunnel of trees with a 15% gradient. Vandevelde, panicking, grabbed a fistful of brake. The front wheel locked. He went down hard, sliding on his hip, his yellow jersey turning brown.
"You need to repack it," Navarro said, handing it over. "Just like the old days." Tour de France 2024-Repack
The descent began.