Skjelmose crashes out of third place at Paris-Nice after road furniture collision

LA LOGE DES GARDES FRANCE MARCH 12 Mattias Skjelmose of Denmark and Team LidlTrek crosses the finish line during the 83rd Paris Nice 2025 Stage 4 a 1634km stage from Vichy to La Loge des Gardes 1078m UCIWT on March 12 2025 in La Loge des Gardes France Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) crashed out of Paris-Nice during stage 6 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) has abandoned Paris-Nice during Saturday's penultimate stage after crashing out with 50km to go.

The Danish rider was lying third overall, 59 seconds off race leader Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease A Bike), heading into the day, a truncated stage from Nice to Auron.

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Season highlights from 2024 include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.

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