VIDEO: KoM carnage at the 2025 Tour de France as Thomas & Vercher bring each other down over 1 point

There might still be around 80km to go on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, but there has already been plenty of drama today. The latest, was something all of the riders own making as Benjamin Thomas and Matteo Vercher crashed into each other over 1 King of the Mountains point.

At the top of the cobbled Mont Cassel climb, Thomas and Vercher were the only riders who remained clear of the breakaway. As they began the fight for the single King of the Mountains point on offer however, the cobbles began to give them both trouble. The more power they attempted to put into their sprints, the more Thomas and Vercher swayed dangerously from side to side. 

As they then attempted to throw their bike to the line, disaster struck and Cofidis' Thomas was sent careering to the side, taking down TotalEnergies' Vercher and bringing both riders hard onto the cobbles.