World champion's brave response to nasty crash

Pre-race favourites Max van der Meulen and Josh Tarling were caught successful a nasty clang that derailed their rainbow jersey hopes astatine the UCI Road World Championships.

Wet upwind successful Wollongong added a grade of information to proceedings successful the inferior men's roadworthy contention connected Friday.

And a tiny clip of wheels led to large ramifications for the starring riders arsenic the Dutch and British stars paid a dense price.

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The bedewed upwind led to carnage successful Wollongong. (Stan)

"Oh, that was a large crash," commentator Anthony McCrossan said connected Stan Sport.

"Josh Tarling is down and besides 1 of the favourites, possibly the favourite, Max van der Meulen is down."

Tarling, who won golden successful the clip proceedings connected Tuesday, showed immense bravery and quality to rejoin the peloton portion bloodied and bruised.

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Josh Tarling rode connected earlier yet withdrawing. (Stan)

He yet bowed retired aft 4 laps of the 135km people and Germany's Emil Herzog went connected to assertion the rubric successful a thrilling sprint decorativeness with Portugal's Antonio Morgado.

The brace are teammates with Hagens Berman Axeon and with 1.9km near Herzog turned to Morgado and asked "can I win?"

The reply was yes arsenic Mordago made his determination with 400m to spell but Herzog had capable foodstuff for a last reply.

German takes golden successful thrilling finish

"The German gets it connected the line!" McCrossan said.

"Finally helium managed to get past Morgado. A just sprint but what a contention that was."

Vlad van Vechelen took bronze for Belgium from a clump sprint but it was the German's day.

Emil Herzog wins a choky decorativeness successful Wollongong. (Stan)

"I worked hard for this," Herzog said.

"I deliberation past twelvemonth I had a spot of atrocious luck. Today everything went perfect.

"I inactive can't judge it that everything worked retired truthful good and that I'm present a satellite champion. That sounds truthful unreal."

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