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"My Tour is over," said Gilbert, who can no longer support his leg Tuesday night, when Gilbert, 35, took the lead in the Pyrenean race when he did not perform the bend in the descent of Portet d'Aspet. could hold and flew in a ravine above a stone wall.
"It was scary.This was not so deep – I think about four meters – but there were a lot of stones.When I stayed there, I thought: j & # 39; I broke everything, I did not dare to move first, "said Gilbert shortly after the arrival against Sporza .
Fortunately for the Quick-Step Floors pilot, there was a quick onsite help to raise him. After a boost to the camera, Gilbert continued the race, but he was desperate for the success of the day because of his fall. The Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe won, while Gilbert had to do with the prize For the most combative riders of the day
Shock
In the 1995 Tour, the Italian Fabio Casartelli s'. is also crashed hard in the descent of Portet de Aspet and he died shortly thereafter at the hospital. Gilbert's fear was great, also with his team leader Patrick Lefevre. "My heart has stopped for a while and Philippe is a little shocked."
Nevertheless, Lefevre Gilbert initially advised to complete the Tour. "Otherwise, he should be prepared at home for the San Sebastian Clasica.So he can sit here better, "he says with a smile.A few hours later, after a CT scan at the hospital, it appears that the knee injuries of Gilbert are so serious that he must stop the Tour.
The year 2012 will not begin Wednesday in the Pyrenean, which is only 65 kilometers long, the Tour lasts until sunday and ends traditionally on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
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