During stage 7 of the Tour de France, a crash involving Bahrain-Victorious teammates Jack Haig and Santiago Buitrago, along with Joāo Almeida from UAE Team Emirates-EXG, occurred with 6.5 km remaining. Haig had to abandon the race due to injuries, while Buitrago fell behind, losing over 13 minutes and thus dropping out of contention for the general classification. Almeida also finished the stage more than nine minutes down. The crash took place in a lead group of contenders, ultimately affecting multiple riders in the race.
Bahrain Victorious expressed their disappointment over the crash, stating, "Unfortunately it was a day to forget for TBV, as a nasty crash within the last few km saw Jack Haig and Santiago Buitrago down."
Jack Haig was forced to abandon the stage due to his injuries, while Santiago Buitrago finished over 13 minutes behind and is now out of contention.
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