Everything happened in the third stage from Valenciennes to Dunkerque. Coquard yellow card that dragged the Belgian to the ground
Three falls, an excellent retirement (Philipper), by protagonist (Evenepol) ended up on the ground 3 km from the finish. It happened of everything in the third stage of the Tour de France, a flat hamlet of 178 kilometers from Valenciennes to Dunkerque, which had no extreme difficulty but which was disturbed by a strong wind.
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Philipsen, winner of the first stage, fell for a contact while he contended for Milan’s intermediate sprint to Milan, shortly after half a race. Coquard suddenly discarded, touched Laurenz Rex and then bounced in the center of the road: so Philipsen overwhelmed. The Belgian of Alpecin-Deceuninck ended up on the ground. He was rescued by doctors: torn jersey, shoulder injuries. The news of his retreat also came before transporting to the hospital. For the green jersey of the tour, the diagnosis is heavy: broken fracture of the right clavicle and two ribs. He will be operated at the Herentals hospital. Coquard apologized: “I’m not bad”. But it was the same warned with the yellow and fined tag of 500 francs. In case of another card, it will be disqualified by the tour.
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Two other falls have marked the stage ending. Inden, Mathieu Van der Poel, who remains in yellow jersey, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, who are confirmed in second and third place in the general classification. Many runners involved, from Geraint Thomas to Thymen Arensman, Jordi Meeus, Laurence Pitie and Clement Berthet. 3 kilometers from the finish he ended up on the ground Remco Evenepel, who managed to reach the finish line of the neutralized stage 5 km from the arrival. “It was a disaster,” said Merlier about falls. “I lost a lot of energy to put myself in position, but it was a nice comeback.”
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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