The Gerolsteiner team was another that suffered as a result of the stage one pile-up, and while manager Hans-Michael Holczer was initially angry at the turn of events that put team leader Davide Rebellin 58 seconds back at the finish, he was ultimately philosophical.
"[Getting angry] doesn't help anything," he said. "There's nothing anyone can do. These things happen. Now we just have to try and make up the time."
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