Sleeping in the Tour de France: Sagan bangs – Froome collides with a policeman – Rad

The green jersey at the exit

The green jersey should not be worn by Peter Sagan when he arrives in Paris. But behind, this is after his fall on the 17th stage, suddenly a big question mark. Chris Froome arrived at the finish line but fell on the way to the team as he was considered a fan by a police officer.

Argagon: Peter Sagan

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The world champion Sagan fears for his participation and the sixth victory of the green jersey after his fall. The Slovak of the German Bora-Hansgrohe team had descended Wednesday during the second descent of the day from the Val Louron-Azet pass.

He suffered from large abrasions and some bruising on the right side of the body. Broken bones were not found in the exams. According to the team's information, the night had to wait and be decided Thursday morning, if Sagan can start the 18th stage in Pau. We expect a sprint finish. Sagan himself was optimistic on Twitter for the last four stages and thanked him for his support.

Despite the fall, Sagan had the goal of the only stage of 65 km long but extremely difficult with 3000 meters of altitude.

The 28-year-old has already won three stage victories in the 2018 Tour and he is unassailable in the standings with 452 points. Alexander Kristoff has only 170 points in second place. To win the green jersey for the sixth time and tie with the record holder Erik Zabel, Sagan must reach the finish line in Paris next Sunday.

The policeman considers Froome a fan

But the Slovak was not the only unlucky person of the day. Froome not only caught a bad day in the sport and probably will have to bury his ambitions for the title defense, but also fell to the finish. Captain Sky, 33, was arrested by a police officer en route to the team bus and descended. The controller mistook the waterproof Briton to be a fan. "It was a misunderstanding, Chris is fine," said a spokesman for the team after the incident.

In the fight for the yellow jersey, the Briton had to give up on the only stage of "mountain sprint" of 65 km in the last kilometers. His teammate and compatriot Geraint Thomas, on the other hand, widens his lead and takes a big step towards his first victory on tour