Van Garderen drops out of Tour de France
BMC rider sick after rest day
American 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tejay van Garderen abandoned the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France on stage 17 after falling ill. The BMC rider lost contact on the 161km stage from Digne-les-🎃Bains to Pra-Loup.
He had been sitting in third place overall, 3:32 beh🌠ind race leader Chris Froome (Sky) and just 22 seconds behind Movistar's Nairo Quintana. On the first climb of the day, however, it became clear that something was wrong as van Garderen slipped behind on the category 3 Col des Lèques.
The American was seen back at the medical car as he traile♎d some two minutes behind t🐓he maillot jaune group.
A slowing in the main peloton and a descent from the Col de Touts Aures allowed van Garderen to rejoin the group of race favourites, but an attack by Alberto&♒nbsp;Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) sent him out🧸 the back once more.
The category 2 Col de la Colle proved to be the end of the road for van Garderen, and he signalled to his team car to stop.
It is the💝 first time in his careꩵer that he abandoned a Grand Tour.
The third place spot nowও goes to ♓Alejandro Valverde (Movistar).
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