Gianni Vermeersch is still licking the wounds after a fall in Strade Bianche: “The stones were in my back”

Gianni Vermeersch (29) briefly thought of leaving Tirreno-Adriatico for what it was after his heavy fall in the Strade Bianche on Saturday. But a deep flesh wound in the elbow and a back full of pits didn’t stop him from getting started.