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Sagan fell halfway to the very short drive to Saint-Lary-Soulan on the descent of the Val Louron-Azet pass, the second climb of the day. The world champion smashed at 67 kilometers per hour against asphalt.
In the hospital it appeared that Sagan, with the exception of abrasions, left no serious injury to the fall, and the Slovak himself allowed himself to to start. This is now confirmed.
"He is suffering, but he would not be the champion of the world if he did not meet the challenge Sagan is at the beginning of the eighteenth stage," reports BORA-Hansgrohe Twitter with a photo of a smiling Sagan
Record
On Tuesday Sagan, who won this Tour three stages, unofficially secured the victory in the points standings. He must logically run the race in stages for that.
When Sagan gets Paris Sunday, he wins the green jersey for the sixth time and equalizes the record of Erik Zabel. Runner BORA-hansgrohe won the points classification from 2012 to 2016.
There are four other stages of the program in the Tour. Thursday, the peloton makes a practically flat course on 171 kilometers from Trie-sur-Baïse to Pau for elected officials.
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