{"id":3460,"date":"2025-07-12T17:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=3460"},"modified":"2025-07-12T17:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:07:12","slug":"withdrawals-and-injury-update-after-stage-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/withdrawals-and-injury-update-after-stage-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Withdrawals and Injury Update After Stage 7 of the Tour de France 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jack Haig Becomes Latest Casualty on Stage 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious)<\/strong> became the notable rider to abandon the 2025 Tour de France, pulling out during the <strong>Stage 7 double ascent of M\u00fbr-de-Bretagne<\/strong>. The Australian climber had struggled since an earlier crash and was forced to call it a day, dealing a tactical blow to Bahrain Victorious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Previous Major Withdrawals So Far \u2014 Injury and Crash Report<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening week of the Tour has seen a worrying number of high-profile withdrawals. Here\u2019s the updated status of notable exits and injury cases:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-container3460_ba392a-ac{overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table-container .kb-table3460_ba392a-ac th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;}.kb-table-container .kb-table3460_ba392a-ac caption{text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table3460_ba392a-ac td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;}.kb-table-container .kb-table3460_ba392a-ac td, .kb-table3460_ba392a-ac th{border-bottom:1px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-container .kb-table3460_ba392a-ac td, .kb-table3460_ba392a-ac th{border-bottom:1px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-container .kb-table3460_ba392a-ac td, .kb-table3460_ba392a-ac th{border-bottom:1px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-table-container kb-table-container3460_ba392a-ac wp-block-kadence-table\"><table class=\"kb-table kb-table3460_ba392a-ac\">\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row3460_a0a1ca-1f\">\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_9c9c52-e1\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_bb798c-65\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_e1bc25-36\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reason for Withdrawal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_748547-3f\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_d2d018-b1\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Status<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row3460_9c290a-f2\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_49b4be-d7\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jasper Philipsen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_89eff4-35\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alpecin\u2013Deceuninck<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_96b44e-e5\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crash \u2014 fractured collarbone &amp; AC joint<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_3ba39c-38\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_c3e5fd-3a\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Underwent successful surgery at AZ Herentals<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row3460_9ef6cb-0f\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_0bc63d-40\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Filippo Ganna<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_eb66a2-2e\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INEOS Grenadiers<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_298a9a-af\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crash \u2014 concussion symptoms<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_09abd4-0e\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_b98ea5-53\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Withdrew same day; no long-term complications yet<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row3460_f331f8-e5\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_35aea1-13\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mattia Cattaneo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_1e19b8-18\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soudal\u2013Quick-Step<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_a2b0fc-15\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crash after-effects (Stage 4); unable to continue<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_08c47a-04\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_7519c0-b9\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Withdrawn; hospital check confirmed no serious injuries<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row3460_37d1ba-ad\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_817917-91\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jack Haig<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_86d1d6-03\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bahrain Victorious<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_9cc92d-04\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crash-related strain and race fatigue<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_02738a-88\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3460_38673a-22\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Withdrawn<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Philipsen\u2019s Crash, Surgery &amp; Teammate Support<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jasper Philipsen<\/strong>, the winner of Stage 1 and initial green and yellow jersey holder, was forced to abandon during <strong>Stage 3\u2019s intermediate sprint<\/strong> after being brought down by <strong>Bryan Coquard<\/strong>. The incident also took down several others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philipsen underwent <strong>successful surgery on his collarbone and AC joint at AZ Herentals<\/strong>. Alpecin-Deceuninck confirmed the outcome, thanking the medical team, while teammate <strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong> expressed sadness on social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cSuper sad to see Jasper hit the deck so hard \u2014 you\u2019ll come back in no time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filippo Ganna First to Exit the 2025 Tour<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Filippo Ganna<\/strong> became the <strong>first rider to abandon the Tour<\/strong> after crashing heavily on <strong>Stage 1<\/strong> in a collision with <strong>Sean Flynn<\/strong>. Despite attempting to ride on, concussion symptoms forced his withdrawal before the stage&#8217;s conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INEOS Grenadiers later confirmed the seriousness of the incident, with Ganna\u2019s <strong>time trial hopes dashed<\/strong>. Sport director <strong>Zak Dempster<\/strong> remarked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s disappointing but his health comes first. He\u2019s a bit sore but okay otherwise.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mattia Cattaneo Withdraws After Stage 7 Struggle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mattia Cattaneo<\/strong> had been battling a <strong>knee injury from Stage 4<\/strong>, but ultimately the lingering effects proved too much, and he withdrew on <strong>Stage 7<\/strong>. Team Soudal\u2013Quick-Step confirmed he was taken to hospital post-stage, where scans thankfully ruled out serious injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe\u2019ll miss \u2018Catta\u2019 in the team and wish him a smooth and speedy recovery.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2025 Tour de France has already proven unforgiving, with <strong>four major names withdrawn in the opening week<\/strong>. While crashes and injuries are sadly a part of Grand Tour racing, this year\u2019s attrition rate underscores the punishing nature of the Tour\u2019s early stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the race moves into the Massif Central and Pyrenees, both <strong>team tactics and rider health management<\/strong> will play pivotal roles in determining who reaches Paris in one piece.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Haig Becomes Latest Casualty on Stage 7 Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) became the notable rider to abandon the 2025 Tour de France, pulling out during the Stage 7 double ascent of M\u00fbr-de-Bretagne. 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