Ganna is the first rider to abandon the Tour de France on stage 1
The ongoing opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France has been a fast and furious affair so far, and along with crosswinds, this has unfortunately also meant the first crashes of the race.
Filippo Ganna was among the first to come down after about 50 km of racing, and though he was able to get back on the bike after being examined by the race doctor, the Ineos Grenadiers rider abandoned with 70 km to go, a little over an hour after crashing alongside Sean Flynn (Picnic-PostNL).
Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) crashed soon after, along with Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek), and though Bissegger also got going again, he abandoned soon after Ganna. Both Flynn and Nys finished the stage relatively unscathed after bike changes.
The Italian national TT champion appeared to have landed heavily on his back, with scuff marks all over his jersey newly emblazoned with the TotalEnergies logo, and his numbers shredded. The team said post-stage that after re-mounting, Ganna started experiencing concussion-like symptoms.
