After being dragged off his bike by a spectator's bag before the opening stage and breaking three teeth, Jan Hilt visited an emergency dentist last night and got his smile back before the second stage of the Tour de France.

Hilt fell on his face before the stage start in Florence as fans rushed through barriers and into the team area. The havoc was deemed "unacceptable" by Soudal-Quick Step team boss Patrick Lefebvre.

The veteran boss, who was at the start of the second stage at Cesenatico, was clearly unhappy in his tone when he spoke to the media about the incident and expressed his anger at the race organizers, ASO (the team has yet to hear an apology).

"What happened is unacceptable. We have many rules and we have to pay for everything. And then there was the clash with that stupid spectator and his backpack," Lefebvre told Het Nieuwsblad and Sporza.

"No," Lefebvre replied when asked if the ASO apologized for the incident. 'I saw long faces at the hotel, but I don't care about that. I have not apologized at all."

After a grueling day in the saddle, Hilt was immediately taken to Clinica Merli in Rimini, where he was treated for three chipped teeth. However, it was a day of pure suffering, as he was unable to refuel for five and a half hours.

"Yesterday I couldn't even eat a gel during the ride. Yesterday I couldn't even eat a gel. 'Yesterday I arranged to have surgery at a private clinic. Fortunately, I returned to the hotel in the evening with three teeth restored."

Hilt was in much better spirits at the start with a restored smile and praised the dentist for his excellent work. Frustrated by the accident, he was happy to have a safer starting area for the second stage.

"The dentist did a fantastic job. I went straight from the finish line and spent two hours there last night, and today I feel much better," Hilt told Cycling News on the Cesenatico team bus.

"You can see already today that [safety] is much better. Of course, if we can do that from day one, it will be even better.

"Of course I was frustrated and really angry, but life goes on."

The fact that Hilt can start the second stage means that Lemko Evenpoel will have full climbing support. The Czech climber will be crucial for the Tour debutant along with Mikel Landa when the hardest climbs await.

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