JAKARTA - Veteran cyclist from England Mark totaling his dream of overtaking the etape Tour de France winning record after he fell on the etape 8 which was won by Mads Pedersen from Denmark, Saturday.
Then an ambulance had to be taken early that day before Pedersen won the sprint to finish in front of Belgian duo total Philipsen and Wout van Aert in Limoges, the city in central France.
The pedersen, who is a former world champion, regretted the elimination ofTEN who currently equaled the record 34 etape wins belonging to Belgian racer Eddy Merckx.
"It's sad to see a legend like him end a Tour like that," the 27-year-old racer from the Trek-Segafredo team was quoted as saying by AFP.
waiver (38) who specializes in sprints must end his struggle at the Tour following the alleged crack in the spine when he fell 60km before finishing.
The Astana team rider still pedals his bicycle a few minutes later in pain every time he touches his right shoulder.
His sadness, who will retire at the end of the 2023 season, could not hide his sadness when a team of doctors closed the ambulance doors and organizers later announced he was withdrawing from the world's most prestigious cycling event.
"There was an accident in front of us and Cav had to brake because someone changed lanes," said Italian rider Gianni Moscon who was behind him when he fell.
"He hit the rear tire of the rider in front of him and fell," he continued, as reported by Antara.
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Another collision occurred at 5km ahead of the finish line when an elderly audience pushed too hard onto the track and caused Mikel Landa and Simon Yates to fall onto the asphalt.
In the general standings, the rider Jonas Vingegaard is still in control and in yellow shirt, 25 seconds ahead of Tadej Pogacar. The two riders will return to duel at the incline of the Puy de Dome volcano at etape 9.
On Sunday (9/7), the peloton will return to the mountainous route which is predicted to be the Pogacar duel arena and defending champion Vingegaard.
The track to Puy de Dome is seen as the most challenging etape, seeing the experience of several previous Tours, because it has a 13km climb where 4km is at a 12 percent gradient.
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