Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) has been compelled to desert the Tour de France forward of stage 8, following a worsening of the accidents he sustained on stage 5 of the race.
“Unfortunately Mads Pedersen won’t be on the beginning line of Tour de France Stage 8 after being compelled to desert the race following the crash within the bunch dash on Stage 5 into Saint Vulbas,” a group assertion on Saturday morning learn.
Pedersen sustained accidents to his left shoulder and again as he crashed into the boundaries late within the dash end of stage 5. Initial indicators had been good with X-rays revealing no fractures, however the group revealed that his situation has been a wrestle.
“The Danish rider fought by Stage 6 and seven however the ache and swelling has not improved and the vary of second in his left shoulder has worsened, making it virtually not possible to deal with the bike,” the group stated.
Pedersen sat in second place within the inexperienced jersey sprinter’s classification behind Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), having completed seventh on stage 1 of this 12 months’s race and fourth on stage 3.
“While the preliminary x-rays confirmed no signal of a fracture, along with the Team, the choice was made that it was in Mads’ greatest curiosity to cease racing as a way to endure extra detailed examinations to evaluate his accidents additional and provides him the correct relaxation and restoration wanted to deal with his remaining objectives this summer time and the ultimate a part of the season.”
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