There was a scary crash in today's stage of the Tour de France. A young French rider, Warren Barguil, who had already been involved in three accidents during this Tour (one of which sent several riders to the hospital with broken bones), took the wrong line in a turn on a fast descent into Gap and knocked Geraint Thomas into a pole. I watched it live. Here is video. Luckily for Thomas, the blow was glancing rather than direct. He was able to climb out of the ditch and continue, finishing only seconds behind the others. The winner of today's stage, Ruben Plaza of Spain, averaged 27.73 miles per hour for 124.9 miles. Chris Froome retains the overall lead.
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