
The crashes took a considerable toll on stage 2 of Paris-Nice on Monday, with medical updates from the teams revealing that Australian national champion Luke Durbridge (Jayco AlUla), Florian Sénéchal (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) and Gorka Sorarrain (Caja Rural-RGA) had all walked away from the stage with collarbone fractures.
Sénéchal was caught up in a mass fall at around 45km to go. His teammate Arnaud Démare, who came second in stage 1, was also involved but able to return to contest the sprint. Still the loss of Sénéchal took a toll, with Démare finishing seventh on stage 2.