Tour de France - Gogl after crash: "Thankful that I can move my legs"

"I broke my pelvis, collarbone and a vertebra in my back," wrote the 28-year-old from Team Alpecin-Deceuninck. "I'm grateful that I can move my legs." Gogl had to spend a night in intensive care in a hospital in Valenciennes because an artery was damaged. Since Thursday, Gogl has been in hospital in Herentals, Belgium, for further examinations.

Gogl crashes on cobblestones

The serious crash occurred on a cobbled section on Wednesday. The Italian Daniel Oss collided with a careless spectator on the sidelines and crashed like the Dutch rider behind him, Danny van Poppel.

The onrushing Gogl was unable to get out of the way and flew over Oss's bike at high speed. While Gogl gave up the race immediately, Oss rode to the finish. It was only there on Wednesday evening that a cervical vertebrae fracture was diagnosed, meaning that the veteran also had to give up.

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