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Serge Pauwels will not be able to continue the Tour de France.
Dimension Data's Belgian rider broke his right elbow at the end of the 15th stage of the Grand Loop, his team reported on Twitter. It is forced to abandon and will have to be operated, said the team Dimension Data.
Sunday, the Lierrois was once again managed to slip into the good break and wanted to improve the fifth place obtained on the 10th stage at Le Grand Bornand
Pauwels, dropped by the strongest of his breakaway companions, showed up in the home straight with more than two minutes behind the winner of the day, Denmark's Magnus Cort Nielsen. In the final corner, Pauwels was unfortunately involved in a crash with the rest of the group and immediately stood shoulder to shoulder.
The Dimension Data racer still reached the finish line in 22nd place but the Early exams quickly confirmed what he feared.
This is the third abandonment in the Dimension Data group that had lost Mark Cavendish and Mark Renshaw who arrived late in the eleventh stage.
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