US EditionJoão Almeida Suffers Broken Rib in High-Speed Tour De France Crash, Expected to Continue Race
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The Portuguese, the recent winner of the Tour de Suisse, fell in the 7th stage on Friday.
João Almeida, the domestique of yellow jersey wearer Tadej Pogacar, will remain in the Tour de France for the time being. However, the Portuguese rider is severely damaged after his serious crash.
Lieutenant of Tadej Pogacar on the Tour de France, in the UAE team, the Portugueseman should remain in the race.
Shortly before the final climb in Mur-de-Bretagne, the Tour de France has a bad fall. The classmates are not affected. Pogacar plays with the field again. He goes back to the yellow jersey, gets the stage victory. Vingegaard can keep up but not attack.
Joao Almeida suffers fractured rib in high-speed Tour de France crash
Joao Almeida suffered a fractured rib and multiple abrasions in a high-speed crash during stage 7 of the Tour de France, just 6km from the finish in Mûr-de-Bretagne. The incident, caused by a tire blowout, also involved riders like Jack Haig, who abandoned the race, and Santiago Buitrago, who sustained a head injury. Almeida, a key support for race leader Tadej Pogacar, finished over 10 minutes behind but is determined to continue. Team doctor A…
Tadej Pogacar nearly lost his domestique João Almeida in a crash near the finish. The Portuguese rider will have to grit his teeth to continue in this Tour. In Vive le Vélo, it becomes clear that a flat tire, presumably Almeida's own, was the cause of the bicycle graveyard.
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