RISOUL, France (AP) — Steven Kruijswijk crashed into a snowbank on a dangerous descent and Colombian rider Esteban Chaves surprisingly took the overall lead in the Giro d'Italia following a wild 19th stage Friday.
Vincenzo Nibali won his first stage of this year's race and moved up from fourth to second overall, only 44 seconds behind Chaves, with one more challenging leg to go before the 99th edition of the race ends in Turin on Sunday.
After colliding with a big wall of snow, Kruijswijk got right back up with a few scrapes on his left arm and his pink jersey dirtied.