João Almeida Suffers Broken Rib in High-Speed Tour De France Crash, Expected to Continue Race
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Tadej Pogacar hit hard this Sunday. Wearing the leader yellow jersey, and favorite for the final victory, the Slovenian has just lost his main team-mate, Portuguese Joao Almeida, who left the tour road in the middle of the stage.
Tadej Pogacar's main helper in the mountains, João Almeida, expects to be ready for the start of Saturday's stage of the Tour de France, despite a hard crash and a broken rib. Almeida says...
Almeida broke his rib during a collision with the asphalt on the 7th stage of the Tour. He is expected to be ready for the start of the stage on Saturday.
The Slovenian has already won two stages and accumulated 1:17 of advantage with Vingegaard, although the fall of Joao Almeida, in which the ribs and a hand were damaged, can upset his plans. Read
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.
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