Riders in Dauphiné get heavy hail showers and battered back

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Riders in Dauphiné get heavy hail showers over them, Tim Declercq (Deceuninck-Quick.Step) shows a battered back on his Instagram page

The Dauphiné is ravaged by heavy thunderstorms on the Col de Porte, the final climb of the second stage. A few minutes after the finish – Roglic won and is the new leader – heavy weather broke out.

Many Riders – including our boys – were hit by one hell of a hail storm – worst Than anything we expirienced. The scene was total chaos and mayhem. .. riders running for cover, hit hard by icy mini ping pong balls. #CriteriumduDauphine @dauphine pic.twitter.com/Y6XI0PCSRs
— Israel Start-Up Nation / Israel Cycling Academy (@TeamIsraelSUN) August 13, 2020

Riders who were still on the road received large hail balls over them. Witness a photo of Tim Declercq (31) on Instagram. The back of the Deceuninck-Quick.Step rider had a hard time.