Rider hangs from bridge after huge pile-up at Etoile de Bessèges, stage neutralised

Valentin Ferron escapes with minor injuries as others taken to hospital

GCn screenshot of Etoile de Besseges
(Image credit: GCN)

The second stage of the Etoile de Bessèges had to be cancelled after a huge crash sent one of the peloton over the edge of a bridge.

Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies) escaped with “minor superficial wounds” after he had to stop himself falling into the abyss below.

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Having trained as a journalist at Cardiff University I spent eight years working as a business journalist covering everything from social care, to construction to the legal profession and riding my bike at the weekends and evenings. When a friend told me Cycling Weekly was looking for a news editor, I didn't give myself much chance of landing the role, but I did and joined the publication in 2016. Since then I've covered Tours de France, World Championships, hour records, spring classics and races in the Middle East. On top of that, since becoming features editor in 2017 I've also been lucky enough to get myself sent to ride my bike for magazine pieces in Portugal and across the UK. They've all been fun but I have an enduring passion for covering the national track championships. It might not be the most glamorous but it's got a real community feeling to it.