The German road cyclist Georg Zimmermann had to be sewn in two places after his severe fall at the Tour de France, but did not carry any broken bones. The Augsburg complains about great pain on the left elbow. “I’m worried if I can keep my handlebar, but I am determined to continue the Tour de France,” said Zimmermann.
The fall of Zimmermann occurred 117 kilometers before the finish on the ninth stage to Châteauroux. Apparently he fell through a drinking bottle on the street. “I just drank out of my bottle, the next moment I slammed onto the floor. My teammates later told me that I drove against a bottle that had somehow ended up on the street – inevitable, said.
The day before, Zimmermann’s German teammate Jonas Rutsch had fallen. He also continued the tour with great pain.