‘It was worrying, but he’s OK’ – Tadej Pogačar avoids serious injury in Tour de France crash as team praise rivals’ sportsmanship

Overall Tour de France favourite Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) has escaped any serious injury after crashing heavily in the final 5km of stage 11 of the Tour de France, and did not lose time after his GC rivals slowed to wait for him.

The three-time Slovenian winner crashed out of a reduced GC group with 4.1km to go on the stage to Toulouse, and despite finishing with a bloodied arm, the rider and his UAE team confirmed that he had avoided any serious harm in the crash.