Major setback for Rolland and Europcar

Pierre Rolland (Europcar)

Pierre Rolland (Europcar) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Despite the ongoing injury problems that have hampered Thomas Voeckler, Europcar have had a relatively good week. Until today, that is, when team leader Pierre Rolland was involved in the crash 24km out from the stage six finish in Metz. Last year’s best young rider not only lost more than two minutes on the day, but was also taken to hospital for x-rays on his elbow and ribs.

Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury, March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography, A Clean Break (Bloomsbury, July 2014). 

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