Kittel out of Tour de France
@teamfreak16 (43421)
Denver, Colorado
July 19, 2017 4:38pm CST
Another big name has exited the Tour de France. German sprinter Marcel Kittel abandoned the race after being caught up in a multi-rider crash on today's Stage 17.
Kittel, who had won five stages in this year's Tour, was the wearer of the Green points leader jersey, and had a nine point lead over Michael Matthews in that competition.
Kittel damaged both his shoulder and knee, severely enough that he couldn't continue.
French rider Thibaut Pinot also abandoned after a crash.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Jul 17
That is sad. I hope his injuries will heal well & quickly and that he can continue his bicycling career.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jul 17
I haven't seen an update on just how serious his injuries are.
@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Jul 17
@teamfreak16 I hope it is not too serious.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
20 Jul 17
@teamfreak16 yes it did.very briefly.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jul 17
No one said it would be easy!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
20 Jul 17
It's definitely not. Lot's of crashes in the Tour.
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