After two days in the yellow jersey, an injured Torstein Træen has had to leave the Tour de France.
Even though he made it over the stage 6 finish line after crashing on the descent of the Col du Tourmalet, his team revealed late on Thursday that the consequences of the fall will prevent him from lining up for stage 7.
“Torstein passed the roadside concussion assessment after the crash and was able to continue to the finish in Gavarnie-Gèdre. However, following further assessment by the Uno-X Mobility medical staff, analysis of the data from his helmet sensor and x-rays in the medical truck, he has been diagnosed with a concussion and multiple rib fractures,” said his Uno-X Mobility team in a social media post.
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The Norwegian had moved into the lead, with a healthy margin in the stage 4 breakaway and entered the first mountain stage of this year’s Tour de France with a 28 second margin to his nearest rival, Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost) and 7:53 to Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), who took the yellow jersey on stage 6.
Træen, who was always expected to hand over the jersey as the GC race flared, had shed time from the lower slopes of the Tourmalet, and was being piloted by a teammate on the descent when the crash occurred, falling heavily after a touch of wheels.
“This is really not the ending we wanted for this yellow adventure,” said team general manager Thor Hushovd.
“Torstein has given the team a historic moment, and what he and the whole team have achieved these past days is something we will always be proud of. But after the further checks this evening, it was clear that he could not continue.”
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