Riders criticise crash-marred stage 3 final at the Tour de France

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Simon Clarke (Qhubeka NextHash), Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) and Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) were caught in a late crash on stage 3 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Several members of the Tour de France peloton have expressed their thoughts on the events of the crash-marred stage 3, which saw numerous riders hit the deck as they raced through narrow technical roads to the sprint finish in Pontivy.

Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) was a notable victim, suffering multiple wounds and losing 1:21 after crashing in the tightly packed peloton nine kilometres from the finish, while a large group of riders crashed at the four-kilometre mark with Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) out of the race as a result.

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