Tour de l'Avenir crash: Horror moment as bike bounces across finish line and wipes out two riders

Published 25/08/2022 at 14:23 GMT

The sixth stage of the 2022 Tour de l’Avenir ended with a sprint victory for Frenchman Romain Gregoire (Groupama-FDJ) – but it was the arrival to the finish that had everyone talking. Several riders hit the tarmac before the unusual sight of a bicycle flying across the line and taking out two cyclists. Michel Hessmann (Jumbo–Visma) leads the general classification at the race in France.

Tour de l'Avenir crash: Bike bounces across finish line and wipes out two riders

A huge crash at the Tour de l’Avenir saw a bike bounce across the finish line and wipe out two riders.

A narrow bunch sprint in the Stage 6 finale in Porte du Jura saw a host of riders in contention for victory, with Frenchman Romain Gregoire (Groupama-FDJ) eventually edging the contest.

But not everyone made it across the line on two wheels. As Gregoire battled for victory, a crash behind sparked an unusual domino effect, which resulted in a bike bounding along the line and into two unsuspecting riders.

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