Tour de France 2009

Tour de France 2009

Tour de France - Big spills

Riders crash in the last kilometers of the 228.5km second stage of the 93rd Tour de France from Obernai to Esch-sur-Alzette, 3 July 2006. 1 of 21 Photo by Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty Images

Riders crash in the last kilometers of the 228.5km second stage of the 93rd Tour de France from Obernai to Esch-sur-Alzette, 3 July 2006.

Jun 23, 2009

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  1. Riders crash in the last kilometers of the 228.5km second stage of the 93rd Tour de France from Obernai to Esch-sur-Alzette, 3 July 2006.
  2. Tour de France - Big spills
  3. Michael Rogers of Australia hits the ground during the prologue of the Tour de France on July 3, 2004 in Liege, Belgium.
  4. Austrian Rene Haselbacher is helped by a teammate after falling at the end of the sixth stage of the Tour de France between Bonneval and Angers, 9 July 2004.
  5. Austrian Rene Haselbacher is helped by a teammate after falling at the end of the sixth stage of the Tour de France between Bonneval and Angers, 9 July 2004.
  6. A fall in the pack during the seventh stage of the Tour de France between Luneville and Karlsruhe, 8 July 2005.
  7. Spaniard Oscar Pereiro takes a tumble during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France between Courchevel and Briancon, 13 July 2005.
  8. Riders pick themselves up after crashing 12km from the end of the 192km first stage of the Tour de France from Rouen to Forges-les-Eaux.
  9. Belgium's Rik Verbrugghe is carried on a stretcher after he crashed with two other riders during the 180.5 km fourteenth stage of the Tour de France from Montelimar to Gap, 16 July 2006. Spaniard David Canada, Germany's Matthias Kessler and Belgian Rik Verbrugghe were all involved in a spectacular crash which left two of them in a ditch, and only one to continue the race.
  10. Francisco Ventoso of Spain crashes on the run into the finish during stage 11 of the Tour de France from Marseille to Montpelier on July 19, 2007 in Montpelier, France.
  11. Marco Velo of Italy receives medical attention as he lies on the side of the road after riders in the peloton were involved in a crash during Stage 3 of the Tour de France, July 6, 2004 from Waterloo, Belgium, to Wasquehal, France.
  12. Norway’s Kurt-Asle Arvesen (c) and Frenchman Jimmy Casper lie on the course after they crashed in the final 200 meters of the sprint as Ausitralia’s Robbie McEwen took victory in Stage 2 of the Tour de France between Charleroi and Namur, Belgium, July 5, 2004.
  13. Australia’s Stuart O'Grady is taken care of after a fall during the eighth stage of the Tour de France between Le-Grand Bornand and Tignes, 15 July 2007.
  14. Riders crash at the finish of Stage 7 of the Tour de France between Luneville and Karlsruhe on July 8, 2005.
  15. Erik Dekker of The Netherlands receives medical attention as he lies on the side of the road after riders in the peloton were involved in a crash during Stage 3 of the Tour de France between Esch-sur-Alzette and Valkenburg on July 4, 2006.
  16. Erik Dekker of The Netherlands receives medical attention as he lies on the side of the road after riders in the peloton were involved in a crash during Stage 3 of the Tour de France between Esch-sur-Alzette and Valkenburg on July 4, 2006.
  17. Mauro Bettin (ITA), Laurent Brochard (FRA) and Jan Svorada (CZE) crash during the peleton sprint on stage four of the Tour De France from Soissons and to Lac de Madine.
  18. Lilian Jegou of France lies on the road after crashing into a tree during the 7th Tour de France stage on July 11, 2008 in Aurillac, France. Jegou abandoned the race.
  19. Antonio Politano of Italy crashes during the fourth stage of the Tour de France from Allencon to Le Havre.
  20. Oscar Pereiro of Spain lies inured on the ground after a crash on the descent of the Agnel during stage 15 of the 2008 Tour de France from Embrun to Prato Nevoso on July 20, 2008.
  21. Riders crash at the finish line on the Euralille to Armentieres leg of the Tour on July 3, 1994.

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