Vaughters gives Vande Velde time to ponder his future

Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Transitions) abandoned the race with a broken collarbone.

Chr𒅌istian Vandꦉe Velde (Garmin-Transitions) abandoned the race with a broken collarbone. (Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)

After crashing out of the Tour de France, Christian🌃 Vande Velde has headed home to Girona to recover. The Garmin-Transitions rider crashed heavily on stage 2 and failed to start the following 🃏day due to his injuries. Team boss Jonathan Vaughters, has given his full support to his rider’s recovery, stressing that he must be ready to race when he comes back and that there will be no pressure to rush his GC candidate back.

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