THREE CRASHES In Sprint Finish As Stage 4 Ends In Chaos At Tour de France 2023

[@adamcurpier]

Mvdp ... wow, one of the best leadouts I've seen!

[@TheGerm24]

Absolutely, that was perfection to get Philipsen to the line.

[@robinbeckford]

I like the way he just 'eased' Girmay out of hs way and then took off.

[@fiorenzobrambilla8482]

Che arrivo è..hanno lasciato sull’asfalto kg di pelle

[@philcupper]

Amazing leadout for sure. Crazy finish.

[@pesahwear]

@@robinbeckfordhe relegated for that dirty play. He knows Girmay can launch earlier.

[@whatisrealknowtheformula6137]

MVP just put Philipsen on his back and delivered him to the win. Wow.

[@gideonmthembu8693]

Stage 3 MVDP pulled it, stage 4 MVDP does it again...thanks to JP who does not mess with a good leadout like that.🎉

[@ryanphelan6861]

OMG he might have got to that line if phillipsen wasnt on such form hes like comic character like fabian or hushovd used to be , awesome ..tjv what was that got jonas second wheel pulling for wout who had km;s to radio slide back sfe there were 3 crashes. Laporte didn;t know what to say.

[@my_dear_friend_]

What happened there a 2:36? Any info as to why that rider lost control and drifted into the barricade?

[@Jump-n-smash]

I read it was because of a fly

[@parttime9070]

In all my years... That was brutal...

[@threelegstwowheels]

With practically no team Cav is getting some good results. Imagine what he'll be like later in the race when the other teams have lost a few riders.

[@ropersix]

He's always been a master at freelancing.

[@martinmalone6324]

@@dansprague2 fingers crossed 🤞

[@Dee-Ell]

A rider idolized for working the last couple of KMs to get all the glory in a team sport finally has to work a whole race. Surely, not a position he is accustomed to.

[@ikillomega]

This was utter madness!

[@union310]

I seen Madness about three weeks ago in Middlesbrough

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Who on earth thought this circuit, with all of its flat twists and turns, would make for a great finish to a sprint stage?

[@JB-uv4hm]

Anyone who’s ever raced a bike would.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

@@JB-uv4hm If you like a high probability of crashes I guess.

[@MarcMorris-wp7ie]

Nogaro

[@infernalchaos1066]

That's the finish I wanted. Not the crashes, but the technical difficulty at the very last kilometer. Much more interesting than racing in a straight line. That gets boring.

[@pakdhesticker6308]

Super crazy. I like it!!

[@TheSkullMan66]

Looks like the rider on Fabio's left leaned into him (1:03) and Fabio was pushing back trying to keep line but lost it?

[@toobigforu346]

Im sorry but wtf was that third crash. That had to be the dumbest crash I've ever seen

[@miguelalvarez9759]

guy was looking behind him on a full sprint… so stupid

[@goku445]

lol

[@mf5202]

I'll tell you the truth. It HURT watching this. Is amazing how sprints go in pairs. One dashing and the other protecting the leader. Just insane.

[@ramonholguin5022]

Did they even clean the race course? It looks like there is rubber marbles on the turns. Not safe at all!!

[@frankrizzo7454]

It's the disc brakes they are forced to use now. They lock up when you panic brake.

[@goku445]

@@frankrizzo7454 disc brakes are much safer.

[@frankrizzo7454]

@@goku445 Lol disc brake lockup killed a racer two weeks ago. Try and keep up.

[@goku445]

@@frankrizzo7454 Sure. Guess why we use disc brakes instead of rim brakes? It saved my life more than once.

[@rosomak8244]

@@goku445 No they are not.

[@saintlunaticv3602]

The Tour de France is on fire this year. 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@goldwhitedragon]

So is half of France with the riots.

[@saintlunaticv3602]

@@goldwhitedragon that's kinda what I meant 😟

[@triroo107]

Starting to look like a NASCAR finish …. 💪👍🙏

[@rossmcnaughton2447]

WTF was the rider doing who crashed Jakobson??

[@nine37]

8t was Philipsen that caused that crash according to Van Poppel

[@krølle-1]

is that allowed, blocking with the elbow and obstructing him?

[@erlendbor6101]

Who was the astana rider who hit the deck? It looked like a Willier bike

[@parawboracay4078]

Luis Leon Sanchez

[@erlendbor6101]

@@parawboracay4078 Thanks

[@derekgourney]

Super

[@acelerarodrigues4656]

Para quê um final com tantas curvas tão perigosa? Os ciclistas são homens e não máquinas.... A organização esteve mal...

[@shyrahman4506]

Bloody hell that’s some crash today

[@ryanphelan6861]

paris nice replay jonas was on front but worse now his sprinter wasnt there to make effort worth it. Wout wasnt even making way through there were km Jonas could have got raido message to keep him safe with complicated day tomorrow, UAE love it what difference why I wanted trentin like gilbert was hes ds on the road Bjer felt great on stager 2 and trentin with choice words told him to sto showing off keep powder dry thats a road captain. Love difference in team dynamics TJV is rouleur saturated with Laporte, benoot, DVB, wout do it all, Van hoydonk. Sep is best in business but kelderman is temo rider very strong, but UAE can rest guys stages they have soler whos head case but if hes inspired could podium himself although those days are gone, felix is wonderful perfect steadyhard tempo rider, majka, yates, tadej can all start stop all mountain Its going to take huge effort from Kuss coming off incredible giro. Also noticeable friedly agrrement with jayco and simon Jonas will really have to work for this without primoz and Kruijswick GT winner and Leaders their own right. Thos medium mountain stages just beyond wout if racing from peloton. Thats where primoz killed isolated tadej on granon last year tadej had to drop him 4 times lol wout kept draggin himi back wonder how many kilojoules Tadej spent that stage compared with jonas bet its incredible. Might be only time you see Bardet and as great as nairo is now nobody is more explosive on mt than Pogacar! Hope your time in Bilbao was awesome freaking filthy jealous lol

[@billnoi]

These once a year cycling announcers are awful.

[@rangersmith4652]

Half the problem in these bunch sprints is that riders get so focused on power output that they forget how to ride in a straight line and end up throwing their bikes all over the place.

[@poopy_pants_joe1194]

...or their bike breaks.

[@lesmalan]

"The European champion doesn't know how to ride his bike in a straight line!" No shortage of hot takes in this comment section.

[@rangersmith4652]

@@dansprague2 of course they're not looking at it as in looking at their computer. But their power output is their focus whether they're looking at the actual number or not they're all focused on going as fast as they can and they don't care about their line. That's why they crash.

[@rangersmith4652]

@@lesmalan of course he knows how. He just doesn't care because he wants to win. I get that winning matters, but not at the expense of injuring other riders or yourself.

[@Dee-Ell]

Sprinters are too glorified for working a couple of KMs of a race, heavily relying on teammates while virtually getting all the accolades. They remind us with a straight face that it is a team sport but media and fans behave the opposite by giving undeserved admiration and glory to these pure sprinters. Hypocrisy.

[@timoasmara6267]

MVDP is like a cobra 🐍

[@anngreen3106]

MVDP did not ride straight He pushed the intermarche racer to the left That should be a penalty

[@enekkers]

He got a penalty, not that he cares 😉

[@oliverheyer4840]

Third crash should be penalized. He pushed him into the barrier.

[@henokhadush3134]

Benam germany ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@channelperl2144]

Absolute CAAAAHNIDGE lol. Crazy sport.

[@D_isco_D_ancer]

The whole stage was boring and then the chaotic en in that car race course? It makes no sense.

[@JB-uv4hm]

Waawaa

[@johnbochenek5526]

Save the hairpin turns for the mountains. Putting them in a sprint finish ... What are they thinking?!?

[@1023Endurance]

Why do they surge, lead and intentionally fall back

[@mccalljeff]

Cav has no team to lead him out. Sucks!

[@Dee-Ell]

It also sucks that one rider gets all the recognition and glory for going to work in the last couple of KMs of a race, in a team sport.

[@ManyDoors777]

Oh ouch!!!!!

[@altruistx]

There are serious injuries daily. Not wearing a motorbike-like suit is like not wearing a helmet.

[@hoenircanute]

Søren Werenskjold!! lol

[@imajeepster]

Sprinting is NOT for the nervous!

[@SuperJammygit]

Only watch it for the crashes Cracks me up

[@sebeast1]

I believe in cav! He has the fight still in him. Just give him time and flat stages and he will win one

[@starmontfortune353]

MVDP got regulated to last place of the lead group for thrown multiple elbows.

[@painterabc123]

What a mess. Tour organizers need to design the end of the course differently, I assume, to prevent so many accidents.

[@shaddapforever]

And what would you want the Tour organizers do today? The riders had 600 meters of pure straight and wide road....

[@flyingberserker3965]

UCI is a joke, rules for what?? then blame the riders for the crashes and punish them, with layouts like that

[@justridingalongthewatchtower]

What are you talking about? You couldn't design a safer run-in... no traffic furniture, smooth pavement, as wide a road that you can possibly find in Europe and they still manage to crash themselves three times... this is 100% on the riders and the aggression/risk they apply. First and third crash are on perfectly straight stretches of road, and the second one was between riders at the back of the diminished group who f*cked up the massively wide corner. Riders causing their own problems in each instance.

[@flyingberserker3965]

@@justridingalongthewatchtower but i could put 5 km straight at least

[@richard010nl4]

@@flyingberserker3965 MvdP pushes Girmay , Philipsen goes from the middle to the right side of the track. That's danger caused by the riders, It's not the course. Same with the UNO-X rider. Looks over his shoulder, losing his direction. Nothing that a different layout could have prevented.

[@tyhughs9619]

I should race them on my huffy

[@larslinebarger6712]

HUGE crashes of two bikes

[@threatened2024]

Something is seriously wrong there, disaster shouldn't be so predictable

[@anooseholay]

I could watch hours of these guys crashing.

[@liberatetutemeexinferis5902]

Well, that sucked. For the fallen riders that is.

[@jamalama5548]

Two riders down is hardly carnage

[@robinbeckford]

Another massive crash!..oh, well, two riders.. lol

[@RyansuBike]

Its almost like the organizers want there to be crashes....

[@TheyForcedMyHandLE]

Why, because they give riders wide, sweeping turns? They could go 30 wide and yet they still crash. The last two even crashed on a straight when one rider chopped another.

[@petehill8885]

None of them were huge crashes

[@stephenherring]

This was a stupid way to finish a stage. All these twists and turns back and forth very near the end put the riders in unnecessary danger leading into a sprint.

[@PE9A3p4hUfwv]

Are you kidding me? Somebody kiss their owiees and help them back up. I hate to see grown men cry.

[@TonyFernandezjkdjedi]

Organizers are cruel to these riders..lol.. whenare they gonna be allowed to wear knee pads!! 🤣🤣

[@michaelhaile8190]

MVP did all the illegal things anyway

[@KenAnderson-i5b]

sketchy juniors

[@josemanuelriveroandreusala9273]

Bad finish. The riders' safety is obviously not a big consideration for the organizers.......

[@lukacherriman5266]

What do you want? no corners in races should they just race down motor ways. Crashes happen, have always happened and will always happen

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

It doesn't seem to be high on the riders' part, either. Talk about 'too close together'.

[@JB-uv4hm]

Nope. Maybe go race and you’d know something.

[@natehanying54]

@@lukacherriman5266 5% gradient sprint finish like in Oman is better. less probability of crashes

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

@@JB-uv4hm My only interest in historic bicycle racing is watching them all fall down.

[@z135210]

What a terribly designed finish

[@MsChowhound]

😂😂😂 AWESOME!