The participation of half a vollering in the 4th stage remains uncertain after its heavy fall

In addition to a suspected cerebral suspicion, the first medical examinations noted in bruises on Monday. A decision will be made before Saumur's departure after new exams.

The favorite for the final victory of the Tour de France women may not be at the start of the 4th stage, Tuesday, July 29, in Saumur. Seriously affected after his fall in the final of the 3rd stage, Demi Vollering underwent a first battery of exams which have not revealed for the moment to “Multiple bruises”, According to a press release from the FDJ-Suez team.

“Half has passed a first evaluation for a supreme concussion. New examinations with a second concussion protocol will be initiated tomorrow morning in order to rule out any suspicion. These results will allow half and the team to confirm or not its presence on the starting line”explains the French training. The latter specifies that Demi Vollering did not go to the hospital for the moment “Given the lack of emergency character linked to his medical state”.

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Earlier in the day, Demi Vollering had joined the FDJ-Suez in suffering bus, escorted by Amber Kraak and Juliet Labous, after cutting the finish line more than six minutes after Lorena Wiebes, the winner of the day. In tears behind her large sunglasses, the Dutchman claudicked once descended from her mount to find comfort in his companion's arms. Before his arrival, the entire FDJ-Suez clan had the defeat, despite The third place of Ally Wollaston.

It is with a slightly torn tunic in the back and with blood stains with the left ankle that Demi Vollering joined the bus. “She couldn't do anything, she got mowing on the side. She was well positioned, it's really bad luck”reported her teammate Elise Chabbey, carrier of the polka dot jersey. “She is obviously shocked. She suffers hot with a big knee pain and left buttocks”, reported Stephen Delcourt, the general manager of the FDJ-Suez team in front of the bus. Obviously, the bad memories of the fall in the finale of Amnéville, which prevented it from being sacred last year, rose to the surface.

But Demi Vollering found the strength to get on the rollers to make an active recovery when medical assistance approached her. Tears dried and the pedal stroke seemed to be reassuring in front of a dense crowd, populated by journalists and onlookers. But only the last exams, Tuesday in Saumur, will decide the severity of the injuries of the one who intended to win back the turn in the colors of a tricolor team.