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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The Colombian Einer Rubio (Equipe Movistar), 28 years old, suffered a serious accident during the climb to the Alpe d-Huez, through the 19th stage of the Tour de France, when he crashed into the back of one of the support cars on Friday. The shock video shows that the situation occurred after a sudden brake of the vehicle, which surprised the cyclist. He was unable to avoid the impact and fell on the ground, with his nose bleeding. His team repo…
The Colombian cyclist Einer Rubio ended up with 20 stitches in his face, after having hit a car on the ascent to the Alpe d’Huez, which forced him to leave in the Tour de France, reported his team, the Movistar. “Einer Blonde received around 20 stitches in the ... Continue reading “He crashed against car: Colombian Einer Rubio ended up with 20 points in the face and outside the Tour de France” The post Hit against car: Colombian Einer Rubio ende…
Bike pro A Rubio had to put down a full-brake at the Tour de France. He crashed into the rear window of a car and had to give up bloodshed.
The day of the Tour experienced this unfortunate incident and the spectacular record of Pogacar
The biggest victim of the total madness on Alpe d’Huez: Einer Rubio. The Colombian crashed hard through the rear window of a UAE team manager's car, which in turn had to brake for an obstructive fan on the road. It is time for action, according to the experts on the AD cycling podcast In Het Wiel.
A member of the escapee who animated the 19th stage of the Tour de France, Einer Rubio had to give up in the Alpe d'Huez, where he hit a car
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