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EFE · Road Competition · 09/11/2020
The French cyclist Romain Bardet, leader of the AG2R La Mondiale team, will not start this Saturday in the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France because of the fall suffered this Friday in the thirteenth and in which he ended up with a concussion, reported his equipment.
Romain Bardet, who started the day from the fourth port of the general classification and finished it outside the top ten after giving up 2 minutes and 30 seconds to the leader, Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), was involved in a pileup with the Dutch Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo). who has also retired, and the Colombian Nairo Quintana (Arka-Samsic).
“Romain suffers a concussion whose intensity showed signs at the end of the stage, forcing our medical team to insist that he undergo a scan at the University Hospital of Clermont Ferrand, with the help of Dr. Mathieu Abott, from AS Montferrand, “explains the team.
“The tomography did not reveal injuries. However, Romain Bardet must stop all his sporting activities for the time being, and therefore will not be able to participate in the start of the stage tomorrow. His date of return to the competition will be defined according to the evolution of their condition, as explained by Dr. Eric Bouvat, chief physician of the AG2R La Mondiale team, “he adds.
“This stage on the roads from my house was completely the opposite of what I expected. The crash was severe, downhill at high speed, and I fought all the rest of the day. The medical tests confirmed what I already suspected, and I cannot continue. in the race “, says the cyclist on the team’s website.
“I know my teammates will do their best to finish the Tour de France with good performances,” adds Bardet.
Mollema, who was thirteenth overall, also retired.
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