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Tour De France Cyclist Breaks His Neck After Horror Collision With Spectator
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Published 06:35 8 Jul 2022 GMT+1

Tour De France Cyclist Breaks His Neck After Horror Collision With Spectator

The footage makes for pretty intense viewing.

Max Sherry

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A cyclist suffered a broken neck after colliding with a spectator in stage five of the Tour de France.

Italian rider Daniel Oss was travelling at huge speeds down a narrow cobble path when he crashed straight into a fan.

Now Oss has ultimately been forced to withdraw from the prestigious event after scans confirmed his worst fears.

In footage posted all over social media, the spectator can be seen trying to video the riders as they flew by.

But unfortunately for everyone involved, Oss appeared to veer slightly off course.

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We was still well within the track, but with the fan leaning out in order to record the moment, it meant a huge crash occurred as Oss went hurtling into the bystanders.

This sparked a huge pile-up as other riders struggled to swerve out of the way too.

Sector 3 chute spectateurs @TeamTotalEnrg @Daniel87Oss pic.twitter.com/dkExu8NNwl

— Victor Loy (@LoyVictor) July 6, 2022

Incredibly, Oss dusted himself off and miraculously finished the stage.

But once the 35-year-old crossed the finish line, the true extent of his injuries were clear for all to see.

"Additional examinations revealed a fracture of a cervical vertebra requiring immobilisation for a few weeks," Oss' team TotalEnergies tweeted.

"Daniel Oss is therefore forced to leave the Tour de France. The whole team wishes you a good recovery Daniel."

The cobble stone stage is renowned for being tricky to tackle and there was plenty of other casualties throughout the ride.

In a seperate incident, it's understood Primoz Roglic popped his own shoulder back into its socket after dislocating it during a fall.

"I then put my shoulder back in the socket myself. I couldn’t do that on the road, so I sat in the seat of a spectator. It worked there," Roglic said.

"I know from experience what to do in such a situation, but of course it was not nice.

"It was very difficult after my fall, but we still did everything we could. Now we first have to see how I can continue in this Tour."

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/LoyVictor

Topics: Australia, Cycling, Tour De France

Max Sherry
Max Sherry

Max Sherry is a journalist for SPORTbible Australia. After migrating Down Under from London as a teenager, he instantly fell in love with Aussie sport and its culture. From NRL to AFL, cricket to rugby — you name it, Max watches it (with a beer in hand, of course). During his time at Fox Sports, he worked in the football department covering the Premier League, A-League, Socceroos and Matildas. Born a stone's throw away from West Ham's training ground, Max is obviously a die-hard Liverpool fan.

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