With 50km left from the longest stage from the race, an event on a straight bit of road between Bar-le-Luc to Saint-die-des-Vosges rapidly escalated into a huge crash which noticed half the field off their bikes.
With dozens involved, it had taken several minutes designed for riders to untangle themselves from every other’s bikes.
Several riders had lumps and bruises, along with SD Worx’ Chantal van den Broek-Blaak having to have her right arm bandaged by medical employees in the team car while riding plus former Italian national champion Marta Bastianelli battling through tears to continue.
However , the enormous pileup spelled the finish of Movistar’s Emma Norsgaard’s race after she was required to pull out with the injuries she sustained.
Although she could stand, the Danish cyclist had to leave within an ambulance. The group stated on Instagram that the 23-year-old “hit her head, neck and left shoulder into a pile-up and had to be used in a hospital within Épinal. ”
On Friday morning, Movistar announced that after undergoing scans, Norsgaard had no bone injuries and will “remain under medical observation and rest for 24 hours, in order to any after-effects through the incident. ”
“Thanks for all the messages. It’s really good of all of a person, ” Norsgaard said . “I’m ok, I’m traveling back home in order to Girona and I only need some rest however the rest is okay. ”
Former Briitish racing cyclist Dani Christmas said these items can happen on long stretches of street.
“This is the risk when riders become relaxed in the bunch and you can almost become fooled into a fake sense of safety, ” she said on Eurosport.
“If you’re too comfortable, if riders tend to be not concentrating, then accidents can happen. The speed within the bunch must have already been so high to get so many riders to have been impacted. ”
With the end of the 175. 6km stage, the particular longest in the modern history of women’s Entire world Tour racing, Lorena Wiebes of Team DSM finished 1st.
The Dutch driver, also winner from the shortest stage from the Tour de France Femmes on Weekend, showed why she actually is the best sprinter around, while world champ Elisa Balsamo arrived second and Marianne Vos third.
Nevertheless , Vos’ four bonus seconds saw the girl extend her lead in the general category to 20 mere seconds.