TDS Stage 6 - Kruijswijk in Win, Soler in Hospital

If you were expecting to see Mauricio Soler riding away on the climb today you will have been disappointed. If there's two things we know about Soler, one is that he's a superb climber, and the other is that he's prone to accidents. He's already proved his climbing ability, and unfortunately he was involved in a collision with a spectator at the 33km mark on today's stage. The crash was bad enough to see him airlifted to hospital with head injuries. It sounds like he's in a bad way and is currently in an induced coma. I hope he's OK, as we've had enough tragedy already this year.

Without Soler, there wasn't really anyone around to liven up the stage on the final climb. The top guys seemed content to play a tactical game and watch each other until the last few kms, when Steven Kruijswijk sneaked away to grab the win. He may have a name like a bad Scrabble hand, but young Kruijswijk is part of a strong Rabobank team at the TDS this year, with Ten Dam also riding well and Mollema now up to second spot.

Mini league scores for the day are in. And the Bile Beans are still in charge.

Another lumpy stage tomorrow. Let's hope there's some better news about Soler.