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The Tour de France peloton suffered a second successive mass crash during stage 14, as multiple riders fell following a collision with a spectator at the side of the road.
The spectator appeared to stick their arm out just as the peloton, led by Jumbo-Visma, was passing through a narrow section with 128km to go on stage 15. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) was hit hard, going down and bringing a number of riders onto the tarmac and shutting down the road momentarily.
Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto-Dstny), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Kevin Vermaerke (Team dsm-firmenich), all went down in the crash, with the major contenders lucky to avoid the carnage given the crash’s location.
It was reminiscent, though less disastrous, than the 'Allez, Opi, Omi!' sign-wielding spectator that caused a massive pile-up during the 2021 Tour de France.
The aftermath of the crash is not fully known yet, with yesterday’s stage 14 demonstrating the that the longer-term effects of crashing can be just as debilitating as immediate injuries, with six riders not finishing the course yesterday, dropping out throughout the day’s racing.
