Pierre Latour started the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes as one of the big favourites for the win, but ended it in the hospital with a fractured forearm and his Tour de France at risk.
The
TotalEnergies rider finished Étoile de Bessèges in fourth place and the Tour de la Provence in fifth. Although he has shown tremendous capacity in his all-rounder abilities, his inconsistency in the mountains saw him fall out of the Paris-Nice podium in the last days of the race. Last month at Itzulia Basque Country he was inside the Top10 when he crashed out of contention - and later the race. His latest crash comes as another hit for the Frenchman, who was set to start the Critérium du Dauphiné this weekend.
