The Tour de France underscores the dangers of professional cycling, with multiple crashes leading to injuries and withdrawals. Notable incidents include crashes involving Jasper Philipsen, Filippo Ganna, Jack Haig, Eddie Dunbar, and João Almeida, impacting team dynamics and performance. The issue of promoting crashes has garnered criticism, particularly from team manager Richard Plugge, who believes that celebrating cycling should focus on achievements rather than accidents. This debate includes concerns over how crash footage is utilized in promotional materials for the race.
"You don't celebrate cycling by showing crashes," Plugge told Cyclingnews and Velo, referring to the promotion of cycling highlighting crashes rather than race achievements.
"I would be ashamed to have crashes in my race if I was an organizer, I would almost hide them. We should be ashamed of showing crashes to the world, because it's not good."
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