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Unexplained tubeless tyre blowout causes heavy crash in sprint finish at Étoile de Bessèges

Heavy crash in Etoile de Besseges.

In the sprint finish on stage 2 of the Étoile de Bessèges, Marc Brustenga (Equipo Kern Pharma) was sitting in 10th wheel with 100m to go when he inexplicably veered left, lost control of his bike, and crashed into the barriers.

At first, it seemed as though the Spaniard had crossed wheels with Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) as he tried to pass but the overhead shots told a different story. 

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