Caleb Ewan crashes in Tour de France as Vinegaard leads
Caleb Ewan’s misfortune at the 2022 Grand Tours continues with the Australian sprint star crashing badly in the unlucky 13th stage of the Tour de France. Key points: Ewan fell for the second time on the Tour, breaking the rear wheel of his teammate’s bike during a fast descent and injuring his knee and shoulder. Mads Pedersen of Denmark completes the first 192km stage to claim his first Tour win Countryman Jonas Vingegaard took the conservative stage and maintained his lead with 2 minutes and 22 seconds Lotto driver Soudal now faces an anxious night to see if he is fit to continue the three-week race as he treats shoulder and knee injuries from Friday’s spill. Ewan had fought his way through the previous 48 hours of mountain work to prepare himself for victory on a sprinter’s day between Le Bourg d’Oisans to Saint Etienne. But with 70km remaining of Friday’s 193km stage, the Sydney rider caught the rear wheel of his teammate’s bike during a sweeping left turn and fell heavily on his le