“With all those guys all over the place, there was no ambulance left in the race and you cannot go on racing without an ambulance in the race,” he told letour.fr
Asked about the condition of Cancellara, who was sent tumbling over his bike and crashed heavily on roadside grass, the Frenchman said it was too early to make predictions.
“It's hard to know exactly what's wrong. It's hurting all over. Fabian will receive medical checks and we'll issue a statement once we know what's wrong. He showed great courage again today but you don't have the choice in these circumstances.”
