The Norwegian cycling professional Tobias Halland Johannessen collapsed at the Tour de France at the finish of the 16th stage on the Mont Ventoux.
Pictures showed how the 25-year-old was treated by paramedics lying on the ground and then removed with an ambulance.
“Tobias suffered from pain in the right upper abdomen today during the final climb. He made it to the finish, where he was immediately examined by the racing doctors and got oxygen.his team uno-x mobility said on Instagram.
The all -clear in the evening
In the evening there was further all -clear: The Norwegian broadcaster “TV2” reported that Johannessen had announced that he wanted to start on Wednesday at the 17th stage between Bollène and Valence. His twin brother Anders Halland Johannessen, who also started for UN-X Mobility on the tour, had previously said in an interview with the broadcaster that his brother was doing better.
Like some other drivers, the tour of the tour had lost the connection to the top drivers around the overall leading Tadej Pogacar in the pace sharpening of Jonas Vingegaard and ended up in 28th place with a gap of 5:11 minutes to winner Valentin Paret-Peintre from France. In the overall ranking, the Norwegian is now 17:01 minutes behind Pogacar.