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Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan of the Bora team crashed at the 17th stage of the Tour de France. However, on the section of Bagnères-de-Luchon in Saint-Lary-Soulan, the holder of the green jersey could continue for the leader of the score. There is no information on his state of health.
Already Tuesday, there had been a spectacular accident: Philippe Gilbert crashed on a wall in a sharp bend in a left turn. He broke his kneecap, but drove 60 kilometers further to the finish. The tour doctor pulled out of the race after the scene.
The eighth and ninth stages of this year's tour have also planted many pilots – even stars like Tony Martin or Christopher Froome have caught him. The German Martin had to give up because of an even vertebral fracture.
Victory at the last mountain finish of the 2018 Tour saw Colombian Nairo Quintana win. The high mountain stage was only 65 kilometers one of the shortest in the history of the tour. The arrival, Col du Portet, is 2215 meters the highest point of the Tour de France this year.
At the top of the overall standings, Briton Geraint Thomas was able to extend his lead over his pursuers by a few seconds. Second place went to Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands after Froome, the Tour's favorite, failed to follow the final climb. Froome lost 48 seconds more to his teammate Sky and 32 seconds behind Dumoulin.
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