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'Hammer blow' - Reaction to shock crash and 'excruciating pain' for Caleb Ewan and team at Tour de France

Eurosport's cycling experts from the Breakaway post-race show have given their reactions to the shock crash that saw star sprinter Caleb Ewan and his team-mates crash on Stage 13 of the Tour de France. Robbie McEwen, Adam Blythe and Dan Lloyd gave their thoughts about the sudden incident with 71km remaining of the charge to Saint-Etienne on Friday that left Ewan in a bad way. Thankfully, he and his team-mates were able to recover and continue racing, but the pain was clearly considerable for the Australian.

'Oh no, horrible!' - Shock as Caleb Ewan and entire Lotto-Soudal team crash at Tour de France

There was real drama during Stage 13 of the Tour de France on Friday as star sprinter and his entire Lotto-Soudal team crashed at a corner. Thankfully, there were no bad injuries and Ewan and his team-mates were able to rally and haul themselves back into the day's racing after eventually getting back on their bikes. Ad/> But it was a scary moment — and certainly shocking — as the 28-year-old Australian and his team-mates all tumbled over while trying to get fluids on board at a seemingly innocuous corner.

'Heart in your mouth' – Tom Pidcock compared to Lionel Messi after terrifying descent at Tour de France

Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) dropped a descending masterclass on the Col du Galibier as he ripped clear on Stage 12 at the Tour de France. The Brit, who began the day 11th in the general classification at 11’12”, was unleashed with 128km remaining of the queen stage to Alpe d’Huez and set about closing the gap to the day’s breakaway. Ad/> Pidcock had nearly two minutes to close but quickly hoovered up the other chasers, including four-time champion Chris Froome (Israel–Premier Tech), with some terrific (and terrifying) cornering.

Opinion: Wout van Aert the mere warm-up act for Tadej Pogacar’s headline performance on Tour de France's yellow stage

If Wout van Aert, to borrow a phrase from Tom Pidcock, is “playing with the peloton’s balls,” then Tadej Pogacar is, well, crushing them. On the day the Belgian toyed with everyone while trying to pull off the impossible, it was ultimately the Slovenian superstar who ended up stealing the show and making the headlines in Longwy.

Tour de France 2022 - How to watch Stage 6 on Thursday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map

Puncheurs assemble! Stage 6 of the Tour de France offers up a variety of challenges as the pack wend their way slowly south into France — and towards the first mountain stages of the 2022 edition. Ad/> At 220km, the parcours from Binche to Longwy represents the longest stage of the Tour, and will test the riders' legs all the way as they pedal through the Ardennes, before hitting two short climbs at the finale.

‘I’m in shock!’ – Wout van Aert lauded after ‘demolishing peloton’ on Stage 4 at Tour de France

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) left The Breakaway gang in shock after ripping away to a stunning victory on Stage 4 at the Tour de France. After three consecutive runner-up finishes in the Danish Grand Depart, Van Aert and his Jumbo-Visma colleagues set about decimating the bunch with a fierce attack on the final climb on Tuesday's first outing on French soil. Ad/> By the top, only the Belgian remained.

‘What the hell is going on?!’ – Why is Mathieu van der Poel not doing anything at the Tour de France?

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) ticked off another stage without incident at the Tour de France as his nemesis Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) soaked up the adulation again. Stage 4 seemed ripe for a duel between cycling’s two finest multi-discipline stars but when Van Aert exploded clear on the final climb, Van der Poel was nowhere to be seen as he resigned himself to finishing in the main bunch.

Blazin’ Saddles: 10 takeaways from the Tour de France’s Danish Grand Depart, featuring Fabio Jakobsen, Magnus Cort

With the riders, teams and Tour de France entourage heading to Calais ahead of the first stage on mainland France, an early rest day gives us the chance to take stock of three action-packed days in Denmark. Here are the main talking points from a Grand Depart like no other… Tour puts Denmark firmly on the map Ad/> Even the rain during Friday’s opening time trial in Copenhagen couldn't put a dampener on what was a fantastic three-day festival of cycling in Denmark – and a Grand Depart which even proud Yorkshireman Adam Blythe admitted rivalled what we saw in God’s own country back in 2014.

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'Hammer blow' - Reaction to shock crash and 'excruciating pain' for Caleb Ewan and team at Tour de France

'Oh no, horrible!' - Shock as Caleb Ewan and entire Lotto-Soudal team crash at Tour de France

'Heart in your mouth' – Tom Pidcock compared to Lionel Messi after terrifying descent at Tour de France

Opinion: Wout van Aert the mere warm-up act for Tadej Pogacar’s headline performance on Tour de France's yellow stage

Tour de France 2022 - How to watch Stage 6 on Thursday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map

‘I’m in shock!’ – Wout van Aert lauded after ‘demolishing peloton’ on Stage 4 at Tour de France

‘What the hell is going on?!’ – Why is Mathieu van der Poel not doing anything at the Tour de France?

Blazin’ Saddles: 10 takeaways from the Tour de France’s Danish Grand Depart, featuring Fabio Jakobsen, Magnus Cort