At the 111th Tour, the current best sprinter crashed shortly before the finish. Now the Eritrean’s team has given the all-clear. The battle for the green jersey continues.
Professional cyclist Biniam Girmay can continue the 111th Tour de France after his fall and defend his current first place in the sprint rankings. The leader in the ranking of the best sprinters with three stage wins in the green jersey has not suffered any fractures, as his team announced. However, the Eritrean suffered bruises on his shoulder, elbow and knee. On Wednesday, however, the team-mate of Augsburg’s Georg Zimmermann will be ready for the next stage.
The 24-year-old crashed on the 16th stage just 1.5 kilometers from the finish. Jasper Philipsen, Girmay’s biggest competitor in the sprint classification, took the day’s victory in Nimes and thus moved closer in the sprint classification. After the last chance for a day’s victory for the sprinters, Girmay leads the Belgian by 32 points. There are still four sprint classifications on the more demanding routes until the last stage in Nice on Sunday.
Source: Stern
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