Pogacar Crashes And Protester Disrupts Sprint Finish On Chaotic Stage 11 Of Tour De France

Chaos reigned connected shape 11 of nan Tour de France successful Toulouse arsenic nan defending champion, Tadej Pogacar, collapsed and an anti-Israel protester ran connected to nan last straight. Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen claimed nan shape triumph up of second-placed Mauro Schmid of Switzerland.

A antheral protester wearing a ‘Israel retired of nan Tour’ T-shirt ran connected to nan location straight, arsenic 2 frontrunners sprinted for victory, earlier he was restrained by a information officer. The protester, who was besides waving a keffiyeh, was astir 50m from nan decorativeness line. Israel is represented connected nan Tour done nan Israel-Premier Tech team, but nary Israeli riders are successful nan race.

Abrahamsen and Schmid were nan first 2 attackers connected nan 158.8km title astir Toulouse and kept their advantage to nan end. Mathieu van der Poel of nan Netherlands crossed successful 3rd place, 7 seconds back. Pogacar collapsed astir 5km from nan decorativeness but was quickly backmost connected his motorcycle and did not look hurt.

It was nan first profession Tour de France shape triumph for nan 29-year-old Abrahamsen arsenic Ireland’s Ben Healy retained nan wide title leader’s yellowish jersey. The three-time champion Pogacar is 2nd contempt his fall. Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel sits third, followed by two-time victor Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and American Matteo Jorgenson.

The first of 3 stages successful nan Pyrenees originates connected Thursday, pinch nan mountainous 180.6km shape 12 from Auch to Hautacam.

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