Steven Kruijswijk abandons Tour de France after flurry of Jumbo-Visma crashes

As Primoz Roglic abandoned the Tour de France this morning to recover from his injuries, Jumbo-Visma was in for a more vulnerable position, and they will be heading to the third week with a maximum of six riders as Steven Kruijswijk abandoned the race aswell.

The crash took place with 64 kilometers to go. Kruijswijk crashed alongside Wout van Aert - exactly as happened on stage five. Whilst the green jersey managed to resume the race, Kruijswijk - who was sitting in 13th position at the start of the day - had a shoulder or collarbone injury and was taken away from the scene in an ambulance. The veteran had a very important support role for both Van Aert and Vingegaard in the race so far.

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Kilometers later, both Tiesj Benoot and Jonas Vingegaard hit the deck aswell, however outside of Kruijswijk the team has not suffered other losses.

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🇫🇷 #TDF2022 @s_kruijswijk was involved in a crash in the bunch and unfortunately has to abandon the race.

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