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Nicolas Atkin

Peter Sagan has said he will continue in the Tour de France despite his heavy crash on a descent during stage 17.
The three-time defending word champion crashed on the descent from Col de Val Louron-Azet, the second climb of the day, but made it to the finish line despite needing medical treatment.
Bora-Hansgrohe rider Sagan, who has won three stages in this year’s Tour, said he had only injured his backside, despite his jersey being torn.
“I crashed in a turn – in the corner I made a mistake,” Sagan told reporters at the finish. “It looked like a fast corner, but after I just went a little more right.

“I was braking but it wasn’t enough. After I flew through the forest and I hit a big rock with my a**.”
So big is his lead in the points competition, Sagan only needs to finish in Paris on Sunday to secure the green jersey for a record-equalling sixth time.

Thanks everybody for your support and messages! That was a hard crash but, fortunately, I haven't broken anything and I feel confident about the last four stages of @LeTour (@bettiniphoto) pic.twitter.com/9VuYYmFl0W
— Peter Sagan (@petosagan) July 25, 2018

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Sagan had misjudged the corner on the twisting, narrow road off the top of the mountain and went off it into a forest.
But he picked himself up from the side of the ride in the Pyrenees and finished 26 minutes behind stage winner Nairo Quintana of Movistar in 134th place.
“I did not see him crash,” Sagan’s teammate Daniel Oss said after the race. “I only saw him coming back on to the road.

“He must have made a mistake on one of the corners. He has some cuts, some scrapes, a torn jersey. He’s OK.”
But Oss was in no doubt whether Sagan would be able to continue the Tour: “Yeah, he’s an animal.”
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The Slovakian’s team said in a statement that a decision was yet to be taken on whether Sagan would ride stage 18, which finishes in Pau.
X-rays found no fractures however, with Bora-Hansgrohe reporting Sagan suffered heavy abrasions and some bruises on his right side.

“It would be very easy to just go home, but two or three days before Paris, no,” Sagan said. “It could be worse. I have some scratches and I hit the muscle on my a**. I hope it is going to be better in one or two days.
“We will see tomorrow morning how I feel. I just did my pace on the last climb, and I finished OK.”
Although Colombia’s Quintana took victory, Geraint Thomas solidified his hold on the yellow jersey after Chris Froome cracked in the mountains.
Froome is chasing a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title, but it is his Sky teammate Thomas who is now in pole position after extending his lead to nearly two minutes over Tom Demoulin.
“Froomey said on the radio at maybe 5k or 4k to go, that he wasn’t feeling super,” Welshman Thomas said. “That gave me confidence because I knew if Froomey suffered, everyone suffered.

“I didn’t want him to have a bad day like he did but it just gave me confidence knowing someone of Froomey’s stature was struggling, and I just knew I would be able to respond to the attacks.”
Britain’s Froome crossed the finish line in eighth place, 95 seconds behind Quintana, which saw him drop into third position overall – two minutes and 31 seconds off Thomas.
And there was more drama for Froome after the race when French police mistook him for a fan and caused him to fall off his bike.

The defending champion had put on his rain jacket and was cycling to the Team Sky bus with his bodyguard on another bike.
A policeman on the side of the road believed Froome was one of the thousands of fans who ride up the mountains to see the competitors, and tried to stop him.
Froome crashed amid the confusion but avoided injury and is set to ride stage 18. “It was a misunderstanding, Chris is fine,” a Team Sky spokesman said.

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Tour de France 2018: Peter Sagan crash on stage 17 descent puts his race in doubt after backside hits ‘big rock’

Slovakia’s Peter Sagan, wearing a ripped best sprinter’s green jersey, is pictured after the 17th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France, during which he fell, between Bagneres-de-Luchon and Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet. Photo: AFP

Britain's Geraint Thomas, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 65 kilometers (40.4 miles) with start in Bagneres-de-Luchon and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan, Col du Portet pass, France, Wednesday July 25, 2018. The Tour de France thinks it has some solutions to liven up the action with today's shorter mountain stage with three grueling climbs, including an uphill finish, intermediate bonus sprints, and a Formula One-like grid start. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena )

Slovakia's Peter Sagan, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, celebrates on the podium after the 17th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Bagneres-de-Luchon and Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, southwestern France, on July 25, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ

Cycling - Tour de France - The 65-km Stage 17 from Bagneres-de-Luchon to Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet - July 25, 2018 - Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain in action. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

The injured right leg of best sprinter Slovakia's Peter Sagan is pictured on the podium after the 17th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Bagneres-de-Luchon and Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, southwestern France, on July 25, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Jeff PACHOUD

epaselect epa06910040 Movistar team rider Nairo Quintana (R) of Colombia and Bora Hansgrohe team rider Rafal Majka (L) of Poland in action during the 17th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race over 65km between Bagneres de Luchon and Saint Lary Soulan col du Portet, France, 25 July 2018. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK

Tour de France: Philippe Gilbert’s race over after ‘lucky escape’ following stage 16 crash into ravine

The injured leg of Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert is pictured as he leaves the podium after receiving a prize for being the stage’s most aggressive rider. Photo: AFP

epa06908199 Quick Step Floors rider Philippe Gilbert of Belgium receives care during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race over 218km between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, France, 24 July 2018. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT

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