Greg Van Avermaet of BMC Racing crashes in the 2015 Clasica San Sebastian (Watson)
Greg Van Avermaet has received a letter of apology from the organisers of the Clasica San Sebastian after he was knocked off by a motorbike, but it was written in Spanish, so he didn't understand it.
The Belgian was challenging for the win at the post-Tour de France Classic, but was sent flying by a crashing motorbike in the final kilometres.
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