Overview

• He crashed at the 115 km mark of Stage 9 after hitting a bottle on the road, sustaining extensive scrapes on his left thigh, arm and elbow.
• Intermarché-Wanty’s team doctor stitched two wounds on Zimmermann’s leg and arm and initially cleared him to continue the race.
• Zimmermann publicly vowed to press on despite pain, but overnight he developed concussion symptoms that raised medical concerns.
• The decision to pull him before Monday’s mountain stage makes Zimmermann the first German rider to abandon this year’s Tour de France.
• He is now under close medical care and focused on recovery, with plans to resume his season once fully healed.