Romain Bardet at the top of the Col de Peyresourde -
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Romain Bardet, who suffers from a concussion after his fall, must abandon the Tour de France on the evening of the 13th stage, we learned from his AG2R La Mondiale team.
The Auvergne runner took exams at Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital after the finish of the race in Puy Mary (Cantal).
He occupied 11th place in the standings.
“The fall was violent, downhill, and I struggled all day,” said Romain Bardet.
"The medical examinations confirmed what I had foreseen and I am not able to continue the race".
Second in the Tour in 2016 and third in 2017, Bardet was the best French chance for the general classification after the fall of Thibaut Pinot from the first stage in Nice.
His retirement is the first of his career in the Tour de France in which he has participated every year since his first participation in 2013.
Winner of several mountain stages in previous years, he brought back the polka-dot jersey for the best climber last year.
"Romain had a brain scan which did not reveal any lesion," said Dr Eric Bouvat, doctor of the French team.
“However, he needs to stop his sports activities.
His date of resumption of the competition will be defined according to the evolution ”.
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