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Movistar's Rubio Pulls Out of Tour After Alpe d'Huez Crash
Rubio suffered a facial injury and was taken to a hospital near Grenoble after the crash, according to the stage medical report.
- On stage 19 of the Tour de France, Movistar rider Einer Rubio crashed headfirst into a UAE Team Emirates-XRG car near Alpe d'Huez with around 5km remaining, forcing him to abandon the race as a DNF.
- A spectator fell directly into the car's path, forcing it to brake abruptly, according to a UAE spokesperson who told Cycling Weekly; the crash site lacked barriers holding fans back from riders.
- Medical reports documented a facial injury as Rubio struck the car's rear window at high speed with no time to stop or swerve. He spent an hour in the medical truck before transport to a hospital near Grenoble.
- Decathlon CMA CGM DS Luke Rowe told TNT Sports, "It was ugly out there," describing chaotic conditions as a bloodied Movistar rider lay tangled in the crash. Movistar staff and ASO medical personnel debated evacuation logistics on the crowded mountain.
- Thousands of fans encroaching on the road have forced riders like Tadej Poga ar to physically push spectators aside throughout the climb. Rubio's last professional victory was the 2023 Giro d'Italia, his second career win before this incident.
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Tour de France rider crashes into the back of support vehicle that slammed on the brakes – Democratic Accent
The Tour de France wraps up on Sunday, but we didn’t get to the finish line without one of the weirdest freak accidents we’ve seen in a while. Colombian cyclist Einer Rubio was cruising his way through Stage 19 on Friday, climbing Alpe d’Huez, and riding behind one of the support vehicles. That always seemed like a good idea to me — let it punch a big ol’ hole in the air for you to ride in — but what Rubio didn’t account for was that vehicle hav…
The Colombian crashed into a support car that braked to avoid a group of fans during the climb to Alpe d'Huez.He left the competition with a deep cut on his face and the shocking images of his wounds went around the world.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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