'I completely shat my pants': Crash scare for Pogačar on Tour stage 11
One thing Tadej Pogačar is known for in Grand Tours is consistency. He's never DNF'd a three-week race (his worst finish is third overall) and rarely, if ever, has illness or a crash. That almost changed Wednesday on stage 11 of the Tour when an errant water bottle nearly brought him down.
"I had one moment when I caught a bottle with my front wheel and I almost crashed," he said after the stage. "I completely shat my pants there and I already saw myself on the ground, but luckily, I managed to keep the handlebars upright and it was all good in the end." Fortunately, it wasn't only Pogačar who avoided mishap on the fastest road stage in Tour history (50.91 km/h average). According to the official race medical report, no new crashes or injuries were reported.
