Cycling news – Romain Bardet, Warren Barguil caught up in crash

ByBen Snowball

Updated 08/03/2020 at 18:36 GMT

French climbers Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Warren Barguil (Arkea–Samsic) were involved in a nasty crash on the opening stage at Paris-Nice.

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With the wind causing chaos in the bunch, a small group of riders got tangled up while negotiating a roundabout with about 61.5 kilometres remaining.

Bardet and Barguil came off the worse, the former left clutching his right arm while the latter lay stricken on the tarmac.

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Both riders recovered to rejoin the race, although Barguil cut a wounded figure on the bike and later stopped to contemplate quitting before resuming once more.

Bardet eventually finished 2:42 behind the winner, while Barguil was disqualified for drafting after nursing his injured body to the finish.

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