O'Connor out of the Tour de France with torn glute

Ben O'Connor speaks with race medics during stage 9 at the Tour de France
Ben O'Connor speaks with race medics during stage 9 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

Having suffered through seven stages of the Tour de France following a crash on stage 2 in Denmark, Ben O'Connor will leave the race on Monday's rest day, his AG2R Citroën team have announced.

The Australian suffered a muscular injury to his right glute, with the injury only worsening on Sunday's mountain stage to Châtel. O'Connor told Cyclingnews minutes before rolling out to start the day that he was hoping to battle through and judge his condition on the rest day, but the problem just got worse during the stage, he said.

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Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.