‘He’s going to give it a go’ – Bandaged and bruised, race leader Paul Lapeira bravely battles on at Tour de Pologne despite important crash injuries

With bandages on his left arm and leg, and with several tapes visible under his yellow jersey, a visibly battered Tour de Pologne leader Paul Lapeira (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) cut a sorry but determined figure at the start of stage 4 on Wednesday.

The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team racer was able to make his way onto the sign-on podium and then headed away to the start of stage, unsurprisingly without talking to media.