Tour de France 2025: The stage 3 crash victims and their injuries
Stage 3 of the Tour de France was marred by a series of crashes. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was forced to abandon the race after fracturing his collarbone in a crash at the intermediate sprint with 60km to go, and there were two other significant crashes in the finale.
Philipsen was transferred to hospital in Herentals, and Alpecin-Deceuninck announced on Tuesday morning that he has undergone successful surgery to repair his collarbone and AC joint.
The day's other fallers were able to finish Monday's stage. It remains to be seen if they will all be fit to start stage 4 to Rouen, but most squads offered optimistic updates about the injuries their riders sustained.
The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe pairing of Jordi Meeus and Laurence Pithie both fell in a crash with a little under 3km to go, but the team expressed confidence about their condition after the stage.
“Upon first examinations, there are no fractures or serious injuries seen with Jordi or Laurence,” read the Red Bull statement. “They are expected to start tomorrow, but we will observe how they feel after the night.”
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) came down in the same incident, though he quickly remounted and rejoined the fray. He also didn’t lose any time on GC as the crash took place inside the extended 5km safety zone in the finale.
Although Evenepoel was spotted holding his ribs as he rolled across the finish line, Soudal-QuickStep management were quick to downplay the severity of his injuries. “The initial news is reassuring. He seems to be doing well,” said directeur sportif Klaas Lodewyck.
Ineos Grenadiers rider Connor Swift also came down, but the team said that he was "unscathed" in the incident, while Geraint Thomas and Thymen Arensman were caught behind the crash but were not part of it.
Ballerini, Jeannière and Coquard
The third major crash of the day took place inside the final 200m, and the incident saw Danny van Poppel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) relegated to the back of the group by the race jury.
TotalEnergies stated that Emilien Jeannière sustained “facial trauma with no signs of serious injury [and] multiple bruises, particularly on his shoulder.” The Frenchman was due for a further assessment ahead of Tuesday’s stage.
Groupama-FDJ’s Paul Penhoët was also brought down, though without serious injury. “He was more scared than hurt, even if you can’t ever underestimate a crash,” said directeur sportif Benoît Vaugrenard. Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) also escaped the crash without lasting injury.
Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), who somehow managed to stay upright during the Philipsen incident, was another faller in the finale. The Frenchman suffered from road rash and pain in his shoulder, but initial assessment suggested no fractures. Cofidis said that he will be assessed again before stage 4.
Davide Ballerini (XDS-Astana) fell heavily in that same finishing straight crash. He was able to remount and cross the finish line. “He’s in a fair amount of pain,” said directeur sportif Mark Renshaw. “Obviously, we’ll wait to see what the night brings.”
