On a walk in the middle of the road, a spectator causes a heavy fall in the Tour of Turkey

Caught in the fall, Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea Samsic) was taken to hospital. The French sprinter is forced to retire. He suffers from a fracture of the first cervical vertebra. “He will soon be repatriated to France for further medical treatment.“, indicates the team of the French rider.

Implicated in the same fall, Kevin Ledanoisalso from the Arkea team, suffers him from a major trauma to the left knee and pain in the thoracic spine. He too was forced to abandon and will be repatriated to France.

On Tuesday, the third stage will connect Cesme to Izmir (117.9 km). The Tour of Turkey has eight stages, the Spaniard Jose Manuel Diaz is the title holder.

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