On stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse, Gino Mader (Bahrain-Victorias) and Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) crashed on the final descent to La Punt, sending them to the hospital.

The world champions criticized the race organizers for the dangerous descent being too close to the finish line.

"I don't think anyone was happy with the finish today," Evenpoel said in a post-race interview with CyclingProNet.

"The course ended with a dangerous descent, and even there we saw several crashes. It would have been better to finish at the top."

Albula Pass was the final climb of the 211-km queen stage that started in Fiesch. The climb was 17.4 km, 6.8%, followed by a short drop to La Punto.

Two crashes involving Sheffield and Mader occurred on the descent.

Mader was airlifted to hospital, and Bahrain Victorious later confirmed that the Swiss rider had been involved in a "terrible crash". Bahrain Victorious later clarified that the Swiss rider was involved in a "terrible crash."

According to Cycling News, Sheffield suffered a concussion and will be hospitalized overnight.

Evenpoel said he witnessed Sheffield's crash and had doubts about the downhill 10 km from La Punto at the finish.

"It wasn't a smart idea to put the finish of a stage like this after the descent. But it is clear that we need more spectacle. Something has to happen before we can react."

Raphael Mayer, CEO of Tudor Pro Cycling, said in a post-race interview that he was shocked when several riders passed the scene of the incident. He said, "There is silence inside the team bus.

Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) won the stage, with Matthias Skjelmoes (Trek-Segafredo) in second place to take the overall lead. Like Evenpoel, Skjelmoes saw the Sheffield crash and felt that the descent was too close to the finish.

"Maybe this descent at the end wasn't the best idea. If you go too fast, every downhill is dangerous. It's sad."