Tour de l'Avenir crash: Horror moment as bike bounces across finish line and wipes out two riders

A huge crash at the Tour de l’Avenir saw a bike bounce across the finish line and wipe out two riders. A narrow bunch sprint in the Stage 6 finale in Porte du Jura saw a host of riders in contention for victory, with Frenchman Romain Gregoire (Groupama-FDJ) eventually edging the contest.

Ad But not everyone made it across the line on two wheels. As Gregoire battled for victory, a crash behind sparked an unusual domino effect, which resulted in a bike bounding along the line and into two unsuspecting riders.

Tour de l'AvenirTour de l'Avenir crash: Bike bounces across finish line and wipes out two riders34 MINUTES AGO Gregoire's victory was made more impressive after he was caught by a large group in the closing kilometres, only to win the sprint anyway. Michel Hessmann (Jumbo–Visma) tops the general classification at the French race.

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