first day of Tour of France and bad news for Richard Carapaz. 23 kilometers from the finish line, on the Cote de Vivero descent, the Ecuadorian from EF Education-EasyPost and the Spaniard Enric Mas fell.
Two runners were given medical assistance, tricolor with a cutout on the left kneeand it also affected the right leg.
Carapaz tried to get up to get the bike, but the pain was too much, forcing him to wait for help from his team.
EF technical staff got Carapaz back on the roadbut the national champion had pedaling problemsadded to waste of timeabout six minutes, which diminishes his chances of continuing the fight for the yellow shirt.
EF announced in a social media post that Carapaz “After the stage, he will be examined by the team’s medical staff.”
While Carapaz was able to continue competing, enric mas (Movistar) failed to recover and marked the first departure of the 110th edition of Grande Boucle. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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