Tour de France: Primoz Roglic crashes with team boss stating his leader was 'bumped and sent flying'

Team Jumbo Vismas Primoz Roglic of Slovenia L and Team Deceuninck Quicksteps Julian Alaphilippe of France wearing the overall leaders yellow jersey ride during the 2nd stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 183 km between PerrosGuirrec and Mur de Bretagne Guerledan on June 27 2021 Photo by STEPHANE MAHE POOL AFP Photo by STEPHANE MAHEPOOLAFP via Getty Images
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Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) crashed with 10km on stage 3 of the Tour de France

Last year’s runner-up hit the deck after a touch of wheels, sparking a frantic chase for him and his teammates.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.