VIDEO: On-the-bike footage reveals how stage 14's mass crash occured

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Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 11:03
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Stage 14 of the Tour de France was marked by a heavy crash early on which forced race organizers to neutralize the race for over 20 minutes. There wasn't very clear footage from the incident, but Velon has now revealed on-the-bike footage which makes it more clear how it happened.
In the bike of Kasper Asgreen you can see several rider lose traction on a wet right-hander, and how Louis Meintjes couldn't break in time and somersaulted over the bike, leading to a fractured collarbone which forced him to abandon. You can see the chaos up close. It had been rumoured that section of the road had an unnormal amount of oil which led several riders to lose traction easily.

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