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Carnage on narrow coastal roads as riders crash out of Tour – SBS
Crashes marred the Tour de France’s return to racing after the first rest day on stage 10 to Île de Ré, with narrow roads and road furniture both contributing to the carnage.
Numerous big names hit the deck throughout the 168.5km stage, with the peloton nervous due to the windy conditions and narrow roads.
Sam Bewley (Mitchelton-Scott) was forced to abandon his debut Tour de France with a broken wrist after being caught in a mass crash 100 kilometres into the stage. Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb) also went down hard, with Neilson Powless (EF Pro Cycling), Toms Skujin, Mads Pedersen (both Trek-Segafredo) and Robert Gesink (Jumbo-Visma).
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