The Cofidis team defended their sprinter Bryan Coquard before stage 4 after the Frenchman was given a yellow card and fine for sparking the Tour de France-ending crash of green jersey holder Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
The crash came during the dash for the intermediate sprint in Isbergues on Monday and left Philipsen with a broken collarbone. Coquard apologised for the incident on Monday but emphasised that it was not an intentional move against Philipsen.
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