The Giro d'Italia's chaotic stage in Lecce saw Lidl-Trek's Mads Pedersen's impressive run come to a halt after a crash involving teammate Søren Kragh Andersen. With a promising start in previous stages, the team struggled following the incident, prompting a tough chase that depleted their energy reserves. Ultimately, Pedersen finished fifth after being forced to sprint solo. Team officials were concerned about Andersen's condition post-crash, indicating that the team's day had turned into a fight for survival rather than a pursuit of victory.
"It was a bit of a shit situation with the crash for Søren and it caught me behind also. Luckily, I didn't come down but I was stopped."
"Using Daan [Hoole] to come back basically destroyed our train, and from there on it was damage control."
"I just didn't have the best sprint today. I had the space, but I didn't have the legs. Sometimes the legs are there, sometimes they are not."
"For Søren, he is very much in pain for the moment, so we don't know, we need to do some examinations right now, but it does not look good."
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