The Colombian suffered a sharp fall to six kilometers of finish, ended with a deep wound in the back and went straight to the medical center. He lost more than 13 minutes and waits for the medical part to decide if he is still in the race.
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In the absence of six kilometers for the finish line, Santiago Buitrago went to the ground and with him collapsed part of the Colombian hope in the Tour de France 2025. The Bahrain Victorious corridor, until then the best Latin American in the general, finished the stage with a large wound in the back, lacerations and the clear gesture of who knows that something important has been lost.
Buitrago resisted as he could. He crossed the goal away from the favorites and went straight to a medical center for medical exams. He lost more than 13 minutes in the classification and fell from 14 to 38, remaining more than 17 minutes from the new leader, Tadej Pogacar. A sports and mood for a corridor who had been signing a good tour.
The fall not only affected the Colombian. His partner Jack Haig had to leave. The team recognized the bad day: “Unfortunately, it was a day to forget for TBV … Jack was forced to leave, although Santi managed to cross the goal heroically. We expect news from the medical team.”
The concern at Bahrain was evident. They took the shirt to cure the biggest wound, while Buitrago tried to assimilate the situation. In spite of everything, it is still the best Colombian in the general, although now far from the fight for the podium.
Sergio Higuita, who also touched the ground in the same Montonera, managed to recover quickly and finished stage 20, keeping second among Colombians in the general. Further back are Harold Tejada (88º) and Einer Rubio (118º).
This Saturday the eighth stage will run, a plain journey of 171.4 km where the sprinters will be protagonists again. Meanwhile, all Colombian cycling is aware of a medical part: knowing if Buitrago can continue in the race or if this fall marks the end of its Tour de France 2025.
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