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Simone Giuliani

Paris-Nice stage 2 crashes leave Luke Durbridge, Florian Sénéchal, Gorka Sorarrain with fractured collarbones

LE PERRAYENYVELINES FRANCE MARCH 09 LR Luke Durbridge of Australia Michael Matthews of Australia and Ben Oconnor of Australia and Team Jayco AlUla compete during the 83rd Paris Nice 2025 Stage 1 a 1561km stage from Le PerrayenYvelines to Le PerrayenYvelines UCIWT on March 09 2025 in Le PerrayenYvelines France Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images.

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.

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