12 July 2011

2011 Tour De France - Notable Abandons



Notable abandons after stage 10:

Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky - broken collarbone
Tom Boonen, Quickstep - head and back injuries
Chris Horner, Team Radioshack - concussion and nose injury
Alexandre Vinokourov, Team Astana - broken femur
Dave Zabriskie, Garmin Cervelo - broken wrist

Out of 198 riders, 20 have abandoned so far. The image above is by far the worst crash so far. A French TV vehicle swerves into Johnny Hoogerland and Juan Antonio Flecha. The media vehicle was prompted to leave the tour.

Image from here.