Points on the road and flat tires at the Tour de France: what happened – Corriere.it

Several runners engaged in the second stage of the Tour de Francefrom Victoria to San Sebastian, they complained of getting flats after ending up with their bikes on nails and thumbtacks strewn across the roadespecially along the ascent of the Jaizkibel and then on the following descent. Between them, Guillaume Martinthe leader of the Cofidis: I had good legs but I had a flat just before reaching the last climb. Same fate for two of his teammates, practically decimated with the exception of Victor Lafaywhich gave the French team a victory in their home Giro that had been missing for 15 years.

Lilian Calmejane of Intermarch-Circus couldn’t help himself: Know that you can fall and get badly hurt with your pack of idiots, his social rant, where he also posted a video of the front tire riddled with nails (five to be exact).

Merci pour ce genre de connerie humaine ? je pense ne pas avoir t le seul victime de crevaison dans le final ? sachez qu?on peut tomber et se faire trs mal avec vos conneries bande d?abrutis ? pic.twitter.com/IoTMolFKgO

— Lilian Calmejane (@L_Calmejane) July 2, 2023

The trick that saved Pidcock

The good was not affected Tom Pidcock, even fourth after having participated in the final sprint. The Briton has the new anti-puncture systems used by the team to thank Ineos and by many other teams, that is, a special polyurethane-based foam which — placed inside the tire — temporarily plugs the hole, allowing for controlled and gradual deflation. The identity of those who carried out the act is still unknown.