🎥 Bruno Armirail (Visma | Lease a Bike) lashes out at a fellow rider after Tour de France crash
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Follow us on GoogleBruno Armirail (Visma | Lease a Bike) didn't come out of Monday's race unscathed. The Frenchman crashed during the opening stages of the third stage of the Tour de France, taking Thymen Arensman (Netcompany INEOS) down with him, among others. Armirail reacted cynically on Instagram.
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There were plenty of breakaway attempts early in the race, when suddenly Armirail went down. The French rider from Visma | Lease a Bike hit the asphalt on the right side of the peloton, taking about ten riders down with him—all of whom ultimately made it to the finish. Afterward, Arensman did show a photo of his battered knee.
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It wasn't yet clear from the TV footage what had happened because other riders were in front of him, but Armirail is now sharing footage himself on Instagram. In the video, we see that another rider cuts him off, causing him to lose control of his front wheel.
"If you can't get past, but give another rider a hard shove to make room and pass," Armirail says with a telling thumbs-up on his social media. According to the medical bulletin, the Visma | Lease a Bike rider is suffering from pain in his left knee and abrasions.
Video: An angry Bruno Armirail (Visma | Lease a Bike) after a crash
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Latest Comments
- - How many times has Pog actually worn yellow now? The article hints he’s lost count—anyone got the exact stat?robert6506-07-2026
- - Unreal start to the Tour: two punches in three days. If he’s taking yellow this early, the real game is load management before the first true summit finish.davidm06-07-2026
- - Grandissimo Tadej! Maillot jaune meritato, squadra perfetta oggi.sprocketspiny06-07-2026
- - Not sure I buy the “nothing really tough” description. 3,850m of climbing in that heat is brutal, even if the gradients aren’t HC. Felt a bit dismissive.cadencekingm06-07-2026
- - Pogacar’s humour about the gels was gold. Also, nice to see him credit Del Toro. That Barcelona gesture coming back today was a proper team arc.michael5406-07-2026
- - Quick question: when they say “break got a free pass” by Visma, does that mean Visma just stopped chasing completely? Or is it more like they eased but still controlled the gap?velodromevirtuoso106-07-2026
- - Sorry, but the piece glosses over how Vermeersch shredded the gap. That was the hinge of the stage. Give him more credit than a single line.raceready706-07-2026
- - Two seconds on a 200m kick says it all. Vingegaard looked glued, but not enough punch yet. Heat management + gels every 30 minutes clearly dialed.andrewf06-07-2026
- - What a statement from Pog! Del Toro’s launch was textbook. You could see UAE-XRG had zero interest in gifting the break any hope today.jennifer1906-07-2026
- - ¿Habrá abanicos con ese viento noroeste? Si se parte el pelotón en los llanos antes de Quillan, adiós a muchos sprinters.patriciaw06-07-2026
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