Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) crashed for a second day in a row on the Tour de France, this time on stage 12 effectively exterior any ‘dash zone’ security web on the race into Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
As the peloton got here round a sweeping left-hand flip with 12.2km to go, Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) hit a low concrete median within the street and ricochetted to his proper, hitting a number of riders.
Roglič was one in all about half a dozen riders in the midst of the peloton who couldn’t keep away from the Astana rider.
Roglič, sitting fourth general in GC, simply 2:15 behind chief Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), was up shortly and escorted by Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe teammates again to the peloton, however he was over a minute down.
Evidence of his crash was evident with a torn jersey and street rash on his proper shoulder.
As different riders remounted bikes and tried to catch again to a fast-moving peloton, now hitting stride with the flat end into Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lutsenko was the final rider to regain his footing as a Tour medical automobile stopped to help.
Roglič surrounded by his
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