The second of this Tour de France 2025 opened this Wednesday, July 16 with the victory in escape of the impressive Norwegian runner, Jonas Abrahamsen (UNO-X Mobility), who won his first victory over the Tour de Francejust like his training Uno-X Mobilityahead of the Sprint the Swiss champion Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco Alula) and the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), too fair to return to the head duo, and which comes to fail in third place. Even if this 11ᵉ step was marked by this unbearable suspense around the stage victory, it also, and above all, was marked by the fall of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)! Indeed, the world champion fell 4 km from the finish, touching the wheel of Tobias Halland Johanessen (UNO-X Mobility) and hitting the sidewalk. The training leader UAE Team Emirates-XRG expressed itself after this stage on the severity of its fall.
Video – Gianetti returned to this fall from Pogacar on arrival
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“It's about …”
“Yes, it's about, a little bitter, but we have known worse days”begins the world champion. “It was a hectic day, really, from start to finish. Then I had a little fall. And thank you to the peloton in front, who really waited. It was more or less over for me at that time, but they could have enjoyed it to take time. Maybe not a lot, but I should have gone very far to come back. So, great respect to all those in front, and thank you for your support. was a bit of a block.
In the end, the attacks started, some followed, and unfortunately, a runner decided to cross from the left to the right of the road. I don't know, he didn't leave me space, he just cut my front wheel completely. Fortunately, I only have a few scratches. I was afraid when I saw the sidewalk, I thought I was going to hit my head first. Fortunately, my hip slowed me just before. Tomorrow is a big day. We will see how I get back. In general, the day after a fall, you are never at your best level. But yes, I'm going to give everything tomorrow, and we'll see. I think we are ready as a team for Hautacam “concludes Tadej Pogacar After this 11ᵉ step.
