Tour de France: Primoz Roglic admits ‘the situation is far from good’ after awful crash

Slovenian bike owner Primoz Roglic admits ‘the situation is far from good’ as he confirmed off his physique lined in bandages following a horrific crash on the Tour de France – however claimed he’ll proceed on on the race.

Last yr’s runner-up slipped to twentieth within the total standings after his heavy fall with simply over 10km remaining on stage 3 having come along with Sonny Colbrelli – who claims their ‘handlebars received caught collectively’.

Roglic was seen using away once more with a nasty-looking gash on his left shoulder after recovering, however the Jumbo rider was seen limping in the direction of an ambulance earlier than having scans to find out the extent of his accidents. 

Slovenian bike owner Primoz Roglic admits ‘the situation is far from good’ after his crash at Stage 3 as he confirmed off the extent of his accidents

He was left with a nasty wanting gash on his shoulder after falling 10km from the tip 

The 31-year-old took to social media to thank followers for his or her assist and effectively needs after his crash in addition to revealing an enormous variety of wounds, including that he was not in situation however nonetheless deliberate to get again on the bike.

‘The situation is far from good,’ Roglic mentioned in an Instagram put up.

‘But I needed to smile, studying all the great needs and constructive ideas you had despatched me. The mummy will probably be on the beginning right this moment and we are going to see the way it goes!

‘Hvala. Thank you. Merci.’

Despite Colbrelli racing near Roglic on the time of the crash, the Italian, of Bahrain Victorious, has distanced himself from any blame. 

Roglic thanked followers for his or her assist and vowed to proceed on on the race regardless of his wounds

‘Obviously, you by no means prefer to see anybody crash in a motorbike race. The crash with [Roglic] was unlucky. The bunch was transferring from left to proper on the slim roads within the finale of the stage, he mentioned on his crew’s Twitter account.

‘Roglic got here from behind me to maneuver up, and our handlebars received caught collectively, which just about pulled us each to the bottom. 

‘It was solely luck that I remained up on the bike. My response after the crash was extra out of concern than the rest. I’m actually sorry for [Roglic], and need it did not occur, however I do not consider I’m in charge.’

Roglic was not the one rider to endure a crash on the Tour de France as one other day was marred by dangerous falls – with 2018 winner Geraint Thomas additionally hitting the tarmac, reportedly dislocating his shoulder.

It was one other day of crashes as 2018 winner Geraint Thomas hit the bottom with a nasty fall 

Caleb Ewan (proper) additionally suffered a crash after his entrance wheel slid from underneath him, taking down Peter Sagan with him

Thomas crashed lower than 25 miles into the 114-mile stage, and it appeared his race is likely to be over as he sat on the highway in ache and fell three minutes behind the peloton. 

But after having his shoulder popped again in, he remounted and misplaced simply 26sec by the end. He is 67sec off the general chief. 

An X-ray on Monday evening confirmed the Welshman had not suffered a fracture, however he will probably be reassessed this morning forward of the primary time trial on Wednesday.  

Meanwhile, Robert Gesink, of Team Jumbo, was compelled to desert after being harm in a fall, whereas Caleb Ewan took Peter Sagan down with him after his entrance wheel slid from beneath him.

Belgian Tim Merlier ended up claiming his first Tour stage victory, with the returning Mark Cavendish not even contesting the dash after being caught up behind an earlier pile-up.