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Maxim Van Gils taken to hospital following Bessèges crash caused by a car on the course

Belgian out of the race on his Red Bull debut but luckily escapes major injury

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Daniel Benson
Feb 06, 2025
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Van Gils on his debut at Bessèges.

Pre-race favourite Maxim Van Giles is out of the Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard after the Belgian rider crashed on stage 2.

The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider went into a ditch with 17km to, with sports director Heinrich Haussler telling us that a car came onto the course, causing riders to brake and leading to a domi…

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