ANNEMASSE, France (Reuters) -The 14th stage of the Tour de France resumed following a 25-minute stop after several riders were involved in a massive crash at the back of the peloton on Saturday.
The incident occurred on a slippery descent with 146km left in the stage, with Movistar rider Antonio Pedrero forced to abandon the race after being carried off on a stretcher.
South African Louis Meintjes, who was 13th in the general classification, also pulled out.
“Several riders sustained bruises and we can expect more to abandon,” Tour doctor Gilles Mercier said.
Colombian Esteban Chaves was one of them as he pulled out 134km from the finish in Morzine.
None of the overall leaders were involved in the crash.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot and Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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