Tour de France competitor Owain Doull was the latest victim of the iconic event’s renowned misfortune as he ran over a stray bidon which sent him crashing to the ground on Stage 15.
The EF Education-EasyPost cyclist crashed after riding over a luminous yellow bottle, which appeared to belong to the Intermarche Wanty Gobert team due to the yellow colouring of the bottle. Doull had been enjoying a quick snack to re-energise at the back of the bunch before the incident occurred.
The 29-year-old admirably returned to his bike but ultimately required attention from the medical car while going downhill at 70kph. The Eurosport commentary team were gutted for the Welshman after he suffered from ‘rotten luck’.
