Chris Harper’s terrifying fall at the Tour of the Alps: a helmet saved his life

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There are falls and falls and that’s what the Australian suffered this Thursday Chris Harper It is one of those that make your hair dry. The accident occurred at fourth stage of the Tour of the Alps. The corridor of Team Jayco AlUla He quickly went down and was in the second position of the stage, coming close at times to his compatriot and subsequent winner of the day, Simon Carr.


Less than 25 kilometers from the finish line, Harper, who had left his companions on the run after the final descent, lost control of his bike, which he was spinning on a bumpy road.


In the pictures you can see how the bike hit a stranger when the rear wheel went through a manhole cover and he lost control of it. Harper tries to right himself but goes straight into a lamppost, hitting its base with his head. Helmet luck, as he recognized a few days ago Elia Viviani when his helmet cracked after a hard fall.


Harper left the race, but it appears the impact was not serious.

Source: La Verdad

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