Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

With the peloton steaming ahead at full speed as the sprint finish was being set up, it appeared that Mark Renshaw touched the wheel of the rider in front of him at the front left of the pack. DHA Photo

A full-on, chain-reaction pileup ensued, with the entire road being blocked by a mass of tangled bikes and riders. DHA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

Renshaw was hospitalized after the crash, but there was no immediate information on his condition. DHA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

A handful of riders were ahead of the incident and were able to keep sprinting to the finish line. Finishing second was Marco Coledan of Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, while Andre Greipel of Lotto-Belisol was third in the 150-kilometer stage that started in Alanya ended in central Antalya. AA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

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Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

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Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

DHA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

DHA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

A handful of riders were ahead of the incident and were able to keep sprinting to the finish line. Finishing second was Marco Coledan of Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, while Andre Greipel of Lotto-Belisol was third in the 150-kilometer stage that started in Alanya ended in central Antalya. DHA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

DHA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

DHA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

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Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

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Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

AA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

AA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

Aidis Kruopis of Orica-GreenEdge won the second stage at the 49th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (TUR) on a day marred by a massive crash in the final 200 meters that affected most of the riders on the field. DHA Photo

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

Kruopis survives mass crash to win second stage of Tour of Turkey

With the peloton steaming ahead at full speed as the sprint finish was being set up, it appeared that Mark Renshaw touched the wheel of the rider in front of him at the front left of the pack. DHA Photo

A full-on, chain-reaction pileup ensued, with the entire road being blocked by a mass of tangled bikes and riders. DHA Photo

Renshaw was hospitalized after the crash, but there was no immediate information on his condition. DHA Photo

AA Photo

AA Photo

AA Photo

AA Photo

A handful of riders were ahead of the incident and were able to keep sprinting to the finish line. Finishing second was Marco Coledan of Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, while Andre Greipel of Lotto-Belisol was third in the 150-kilometer stage that started in Alanya ended in central Antalya. AA Photo

AA Photo

DHA Photo

DHA Photo

DHA Photo

A handful of riders were ahead of the incident and were able to keep sprinting to the finish line. Finishing second was Marco Coledan of Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, while Andre Greipel of Lotto-Belisol was third in the 150-kilometer stage that started in Alanya ended in central Antalya. DHA Photo

DHA Photo

DHA Photo

AA Photo

AA Photo

AA Photo

AA Photo

Aidis Kruopis of Orica-GreenEdge won the second stage at the 49th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (TUR) on a day marred by a massive crash in the final 200 meters that affected most of the riders on the field. DHA Photo

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