Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen took the stage on a nod from Wout van Aert on a day leader Jonas Vingegaard crashed and lost two teammates
Now they make their movements, Van Aert having to fly solo. Thomas is caught as they wind up for the sprint.Christophe Laporte attempts to pull the gap down, and hands to Bora. The gap is at 7 seconds, and Thomas has gone, it was too much for him. Or has he? He seems to be time-trialling home.Thomas has 12 seconds on the field, looking back to see if he can stay away, and he’s going faster than the peloton.
Warren Barguil, Chad Haga, Fredrik Ludvigsson, Ramon Sinkeldam and Max Walscheid were also taken to hospital in Alicante, but were said to be in a stable condition.According to a team statement, France’s Barguil suffered a fractured scaphoid that may require surgery. American Haga was airlifted to hospital and underwent successful surgery on neck and chin wounds with an orbital fracture to be treated once the swelling around his eye recedes.That’s been an insane last 20 km or so, with prangs and intrigue and possibly the balance of the whole Tour thrown into flux. And with the sprint teams trying to get their men back on, there’s plenty of room for more where that came from. Le Tour just never disappoints.
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