Tour de France rider breaks three teeth in crash before 2024 race begins
Jan Hirt became the first rider to crash on this year's Tour de France when he came off his bike before the start of the opening stage on Saturday.
The Czech rider crashed on his way to his team bus after signing the start sheet.
"There are 100 rules (to be respected) for the team but someone with a backpack knocked Jan Hirt down on his way from the signatures to the bus. Three broken teeth," team boss Patrick Lefevere wrote on X.
There 100 rules for the team but one with backpack made crashing jan Hirt between the signings and the bus. 😡😡😡.
3 teeth broken pic.twitter.com/gth0T4AqDH— Patrick Lefevere (@PatLefevere) June 29, 2024
The first stage is a 206-km ride from Florence to Rimini.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tour de France: Jan Hirt crash before start of 2024 race