The German athlete dug into a deep roadside ditch and suffered face and leg injuries.
Martin collided with a fan last week waving a poster on the road, causing an impressive massive fall in the first stage.
On Wednesday, the Jumbo-Visma rider fell into a ditch near the Provencal town of Sorghum shortly after setting off on a double-climb tour of Monvento’s most famous mountain.
Martin was also injured in the first stage and was among those who called for the fan to be severely punished.
The woman picked up a poster with the inscription “Allez Opi Omi” (“Go Grandpa and Grandma”) in French and German and went out on the approaching pellet to enter the television cameras attached to her motorcycles with her message.
She wanted to get on television without thinking that the pictures would be on the front pages of the world’s media and that there would be work for the police.
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogachar (UAE) is still the leader, with Australian Ben O’Konor (“AG2R Citroen”) losing two minutes and one second, but Colombian Rigoverto Urans (“EF Education – Nippo”) losing five minutes and 18 seconds.
Latvian cyclist Toms Skujiņš from the “Trek-Segafredo” team leader loses one hour nine minutes and 15 seconds, taking the 63rd position.
In the 11th stage, cyclists have traveled a 198.9-kilometer-long mountain section, which includes two ascents of the first and one ascent of the highest category, as well as two ascents of the fourth category.
The Tour de France will end on July 18 with a finish in the Champs Elysées. Six days after the final stage of the “Tour de France”, the cycling competition for the Tokyo Olympic Games will begin, so the multi-day trip has been postponed to a slightly earlier time this year.
The Tour de France is taking place for the 108th time. The 21-stage race will only take place on French roads this year, although the start was originally planned in Copenhagen. Seven of the stages will be more convenient for sprinters.
For the fourth year in a row, Skujiņš will start in the “Tour de France” ranks of the “Trek-Segafredo” team, who in the first half of June was crowned Latvian champion in the group and also in the individual race.
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