{"id":254047,"date":"2026-07-21T21:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/xandro-meurisse-hit-by-spectators-car-after-his-tour-de-france-time-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T21:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:27:01","slug":"xandro-meurisse-hit-by-spectators-car-after-his-tour-de-france-time-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/xandro-meurisse-hit-by-spectators-car-after-his-tour-de-france-time-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Xandro Meurisse hit by spectator&#8217;s car after his Tour de France time trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-1e1356f4-8547-11f1-a770-99e20a4c17c5\">Pinarello-Q36.5 rider <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/xandro-meurisse\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/xandro-meurisse\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/xandro-meurisse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xandro Meurisse <\/a>suffered a major scare following the stage 16 individual time trial in the<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" 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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Tour de France <\/a>when the Belgian racer was hit by a spectator&#8217;s car as he was heading away from the finish.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place in the town of Thonon-les-Bains after the 26.1km race against the clock, when a spectator&#8217;s car struck Meurisse from behind, causing the rider to fall on the ground, a team source told <em>Cyclingnews<\/em>.<\/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-1e1356f4-8547-11f1-a770-99e20a4c17c5-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The 34-year-old Belgian racer, who had completed the stage in 52nd place behind s<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-time-trial-world-champion-remco-evenepoel-destroys-race-against-the-clock-and-takes-back-to-back-wins-on-stage-16\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-time-trial-world-champion-remco-evenepoel-destroys-race-against-the-clock-and-takes-back-to-back-wins-on-stage-16\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-time-trial-world-champion-remco-evenepoel-destroys-race-against-the-clock-and-takes-back-to-back-wins-on-stage-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tage winner Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe),<\/a> suffered a number of cuts and bruises, as well as some road rash. 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