{"id":252232,"date":"2026-07-09T22:32:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/not-the-ending-we-wanted-for-this-yellow-adventure-torstein-traeen-out-of-tour-de-france-due-to-injuries-from-tourmalet-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T22:32:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:32:36","slug":"not-the-ending-we-wanted-for-this-yellow-adventure-torstein-traeen-out-of-tour-de-france-due-to-injuries-from-tourmalet-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/not-the-ending-we-wanted-for-this-yellow-adventure-torstein-traeen-out-of-tour-de-france-due-to-injuries-from-tourmalet-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Not the ending we wanted for this yellow adventure&#8217; \u2013 Torstein Tr\u00e6en out of Tour de France due to injuries from Tourmalet crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-13320628-7be1-11f1-8f81-4d2cabc8f7db\">After two days in the yellow jersey, an injured Torstein Tr\u00e6en has had to leave the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de France<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-13320628-7be1-11f1-8f81-4d2cabc8f7db-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Torstein passed the roadside concussion assessment after the crash and was able to continue to the finish in Gavarnie-G\u00e8dre. 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,&#8221; said his <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-worldtour\/2026\/uno-x-mobility\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-worldtour\/2026\/uno-x-mobility\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-worldtour\/2026\/uno-x-mobility\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Uno-X Mobility<\/a> team in a social media post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">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&#8217;s Tour de France with a 28 second margin to his nearest rival, Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost) and 7:53 to Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), who took the yellow jersey on stage 6.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/torstein-traeen\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/torstein-traeen\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/torstein-traeen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Tr\u00e6en<\/a>, 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, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/torsten-traeen-suffers-heavy-crash-on-tourmalet-descent-loses-tour-de-france-yellow-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/torsten-traeen-suffers-heavy-crash-on-tourmalet-descent-loses-tour-de-france-yellow-jersey\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/torsten-traeen-suffers-heavy-crash-on-tourmalet-descent-loses-tour-de-france-yellow-jersey\/\" rel=\"noopener\">falling heavily after a touch of wheels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10; 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