Groupama-FDJ climber David Gaudu fell on Tuesday during the 2nd stage won by Paul Lapeira in Cambo-les-Bains. He was caught in the fall that occurred in the last five kilometers.
Even though he got back on his bike to finish the stage, he had to have ten stitches put into his right hand and had to abandon the event this Wednesday morning. “David can neither brake nor shift gears,” declared Benoît Vaugrenard, his sporting director.