No luck for Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner after second crash at Tour de France Femmes

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EF Education-Oatly rider appears to have suffered abrasions on the left arm and leg, but finishes the race in Poitiers

Kristen Faulkner restarts from a crash on stage 2 at the Tour de France Femmes
Kristen Faulkner restarts from a crash on stage 2 at the Tour de France Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)

Luck has not been on Kristen Faulkner's side as the EF Education-Oatly rider crashed with 6km to go on stage 4 at the Tour de France Femmes on Tuesday. It is the second crash for the Olympic and US Champion, who also went down on stage 2 in Quimper.

Faulkner was able to get back on her bike and finish the race with what appeared to be abrasions on her left arm and leg.

It was the second crash for Faulkner at this Tour de France Femmes, having already gone down on the second day of racing into Quimper, where she also finished last place on the day, 24:16 after stage winner Mavi García (Liv AlUla Jayco), and just inside the time limit.

Faulkner said she did not come into this Tour de France in the best form, after suffering from an illness, but that she had hoped to perform in stages and in a support role for her teammate Cédrine Kerbaol.

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