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Many falls in the 1st stage.
The start of the tour was overshadowed by numerous falls. But not all of the incidents were due to wet roads. A professional cyclist accuses an inattentive amateur.
- The 107th Tour de France takes place from Saturday.
- The exit in Nice is hard: many drivers collide.
- A professional publicly accuses a bystander.
Nice / Munich – The start of the 107. Tour de France * had everything. And not just because of the steep early stages * that circulate nice I already have some decent earrings. Rather, it was a Downpour on the French Rivierawhich really annoyed pro riders during the opening section on Saturday. Drivers kept falling onto the greasy asphalt, some several times.
by John degenkolb The race was already over after the first 156 kilometers, as the 2018 stage winner with open wounds on both knees fought his way behind the field for 65 kilometers and finally crossed the finish line outside the time limit. Your teammate too Philippe Gilbert, 2012 World Champion, was eliminated for fracturing his left kneecap. For Spanish Rafael Valls He came to the end with a broken thigh, he had to be taken straight to the hospital, he didn’t even make it to the finish line.
Tour de France: Greipel and his favorite companion Pinot also fall
Other Germans also fell. Lennard Kämna, Stage winner in the Critérium du Dauphiné preparatory race, even twice. But also the best sprinters André Greipel and Nils Politt – The first had to be sewn with four stitches on the leg, the second injured the tailbone. The co-favorites were also caught shortly before the finish line. Thibaut Pinot, great hope for the French. Pavel Sivakov, Noble assistant to the defending champion Egan bernal and he himself, at least aspiring to a top 10, was twice on the asphalt and already lost more than eleven minutes and with it all the possibilities of the podium.
Many of the falls were the result of inattention from the pedals, which is how the climbing specialist lost. Miguel Angel Lopez placeholder image on a descent in view of the film of water on the road in a control curve of his bike and slipped on a traffic sign. But the incident was particularly upsetting because it was not self-inflicted. Domenico Pozzovivo was a victim. As explained by the Italian on his social networks, a careless fan caused his fall, in which another 20 professionals fell to the ground.
Fallen by external influence: Domenico Pozzovivo is still shocked on his face.
© MARCO BERTORELLO / afp
Tour de France: at 50 km / h, the driver with a helmet collides with a cell phone and falls
Said fan leaned over the grill to get one Selfie do, in which obviously the approaching field should also be seen. However, he apparently underestimated the speed of the pros. TO Time 50 Pozzovivo was excited. More precisely, be him hit the cell phone with his helmetwhich had fatal consequences for his elbows. Pozzovivo, who has already finished the Giro d’Italia six times in the top 10, ironically thanked the distracted spectator.
He was by no means the first fan to unintentionally step into the racing scene. The images of the will be unforgettable. Queen stage 1999, as the telecommunications professional Giuseppe Guerini just before the end in L’Alpe d’Huez He collided with a bystander who suddenly broke into the street to take pictures and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Pozzovivo’s compatriot did not let this bother him and still reached the finish line first.
Frequent image at the beginning of the route: Professional cyclists kept falling.
© Stephane Mantey / afp
Tour de France: Armstrong also got too close to the fan and his bag
Last year the aforementioned López fell at the Giro because of a fan. Then videos circulated on the Internet of how the Colombian took out his anger with the man sitting on the floor and left with him. Punching mutilated. And in 2003 even the one who was later exposed as a doping sinner was caught. Tour-Minator Lance Armstrongwho got tangled with the handlebar in the loop of a bag held by a spectator and together with the man behind him Iban Mayo fell on the final climb to Luz-Ardiden. Fortunately, without serious consequences for professionals.
I had in the last weeks several falls in preparation for the tour * caused an uproar without the assistance of the fans. Almost all the favorites * started the tour damaged. Also the german star Emanuel Buchmann * he was affected, at least he got out of the first stage unscathed. Criticism from the drivers’ camp for unnecessary dangers on the tracks will certainly not be calmer. Especially since the many incidents at the beginning of the tour are not only due to bad weather, as Pozzovivo impressively underlined. (mg) * tz.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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Rubriklistenbild: © Stephane Mantey / afp
