Nacer Bouhanni, victim of a heavy fall on the 2nd stage of the Tour of Turkey on Monday, escaped with a fracture of the first cervical vertebra, communicated the Arkéa-Samsic formation.

His team also specified in a medical bulletin that the runner was being taken care of at Izmir hospital and that he will subsequently be repatriated to France.

Rather extensive medical bulletin which reports on the injuries of each other within a team largely decimated by falls.

đź“° Following the various falls that occurred during the 2th stage of the Tour of Turkey, here is the medical report of the runners involved.

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— Team Arkéa Samsic (@Arkea_Samsic) April 11, 2022


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Kevin Ledanois, involved in the same fall, suffered a left knee trauma and thoracic spine pain.

He will not take the start of the 3rd stage.

Nairo Quintana​ and his brother, Dayer, fell at the very end of the stage.

The two Colombian riders from Arkéa-Samsic suffer from dermabrasions, skin lesions, but will both be at the start of the 3rd stage, says Arkéa-Samsic.

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