“I’m Gone. I’m Dead.” Tadej Pogačar Cracks on Stage 17

Heading into the final week of the Tour de France, stage 17 started with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates) crashing shortly after the start. On the 166 kilometer route from Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc to Courchevel, Pogačar went down unexpectedly

“Looks like maybe a touch of wheels,” said the Tour announcer.

Video footage suggests Pogačar, 24, clipped the wheel of another rider a few kilometers after the start near the base of the 13.4 kilometer climb up Col des Saisies. Though he rebounded quickly and continued racing, Pogačar was bleeding from a cut to his right leg.