Caught in the big collective fall which forced Simon Yates, Lucas Hamilton and Roger Kluge to retire on Friday during the 13th stage, Warren Barguil was able to start again and reach the finish in Carcassonne.
But the Tour de France ends there for the Breton climber, 33rd rider to retire this year.
“I have sequelae in my back and buttocks, I have trouble forcing my right leg.
I had checked this stage, it corresponded to me, regretted Saturday morning the polka dot jersey of the 2017 edition about the stage leading from Carcassonne to Quillan.
It's a big heartbreak for me, I experienced a lot of emotions on the Tour, it's hard to give up.
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Friday evening, Arkéa-Samsic had drawn up the medical assessment of the day: “Warren Barguil presents superficial wounds on the whole of the back, as well as a contusion of the right ankle and large bruises at the level of the buttocks and ischios.
"As for the French sprinter Nacer Bouhanni, also caught in the fall, he" presents dorsal-lumbar contusions, as well as burns to the knee, hands and buttocks.
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