The drama flew over the peloton in the Star of BessègesFrench race that this Thursday played the second stage, suspended and without a winner due to the severity of a massive fall.
A riot 23 kilometers from the finish line caused by a sudden narrowing of the road ended with Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies) literally hanging from a bridge.
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The platoon crossed over a narrow bridge in which a large group of cyclists got caught and they caused many to fall to the ground, either due to the fall itself or to avoid the tumult generated.
The 24-year-old French cyclist he found himself displaced to one side and was left hanging in the void, clinging to the protective wall to not fall.
The fall affected many cyclists and there were not enough ambulances to care for the injured, so the commissioners They decided to neutralize the race to attend to the runners and help Ferron get up.
After the scare, TotalEnergies reported only bruises on Ferron, who thanked his rescuer, Axel Laurance, French cyclist from Alpecin-Deceuninck, who offered his hand and arm to lift him up.
“I came to his aid as soon as possible,” Laurance said. On twitter. “At that time there were no different teams in cycling, we were all in the same situation together,” he said.
The Besseges star reached the second day with Arnaud de Lie (Lotto Dstny) as leader after winning the sprint on the opening day, on Wednesday. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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