Julian Dean, Tour de France stage 15 Yes, six of eight went down yesterday in a massive pile-up in a round-about outside Cuneo, 50 km before the finish (Julian Dean pictured left post crash). Six of seven really since Danny was off the front. None of the guys were hurt badly. Mostly abrasions and not particularly bad ones at that. Fast moving slide-out crashes on damp oily surfaces like yesterday’s often turn out that way. But of course serious race-ending (even season-ending) injuries can very easily occur in that scenario as well, so we’re feeling quite lucky. Also we’re fortunate in that, if we had to have nearly everyone hit the pavement, then the day before a rest day is probably the best day to do it.

All the guys are patched up, treated by team chiropractor Kevin Reichlin, and have just finished a really upbeat 1.5-hour rest day ride. Now the final push over the mountains towards Paris.