Spanish rider Antonio Pedrero was evacuated by ambulance following a mass pile\u002Dup that briefly halted the 14th stage of the Tour de France.
Louis Meintjes, who was 13th overall, abandoned with a suspected broken collarbone. Esteban Chaves, from the EF Education Easypost team, also quit. Local hope Romain Bardet and James Shaw joined the list of withdrawals further down the road after they crashed in a downhill.Dozens of racers crashed on a bend on a slippery road in Annemasse and many received treatment. An Intermarche-Circus-Wanty teammate of Meintjes, Adrien Petit, got back on his bike with his right leg bandaged.
Organizers decided to neutralize the stage for about 15 minutes. Stage 14 is a tough 152-kilometer trek featuring five climbs in the Alps.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYExclusive sports coverage by Bruce Garrioch, Ken Warren and Tim Baines, in-depth crime and news from Gary Dimmock and city life coverage from arts writers Lynn Saxberg and Peter Hum. Plus, daily newsletters and events.
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