From Yellow to Hospital: The Tour Shows No Mercy

Torstein Træen’s Tour de France turned from a dream into a nightmare in the space of a single descent. After enjoying the glory of wearing the yellow jersey, the Norwegian crashed on the way down from the Tourmalet and was forced to abandon the race with a concussion and multiple broken ribs. It was a brutal reminder of cycling’s cruelest reality: months of preparation and the greatest moment of a rider’s career can disappear around one treacherous corner. At the Tour, glory never comes with a safety net.