Chris Froome crashes after stage as police mistake him for a fan
ByReuters
Updated 25/07/2018 at 20:58 GMT
Chris Froome’s bad day continued after the 17th stage of the Tour de France when he crashed while riding down to his team bus after being mistaken for a fan by police, Team Sky said on Wednesday.
Great Britain's Christopher Froome crosses the finish line to place 8th of the 17th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Bagneres-de-Luchon and Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, southwestern France, on July 25, 2018
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The defending champion, whose hopes of winning a fifth title faded when he cracked in the finale of the last 16-km climb up to the Col du Portet, was asked by a police officer to stop, which caused him to crash, Team Sky explained.
The incident prompted an angry exchange between Froome and the police officer, before the Sky rider rode away.
Froome's wife Michelle told reporters that she believed he had been mistaken for a fan because he was wearing a black raincoat. She added that he was not injured in the crash.
A lot of fans climb up the mountains on their bikes before the riders to find a spot where they can watch the peloton ride by.
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