Not quite as spectacular as Monday's high speed coming together but it could prove costly for the Irishman.
Dan Martin fell victim to the hazardous combination of rain and cobblestones, this afternoon, as the Tour de France competitors raced from Seraing to Cambrai.
The Irishman's tour had been going well, after three stages, but a fall from his bike left him with a mountain of work to do, to catch the peloton.
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Martin was one of 20 race participants that hit the deck but all were able to continue after running repairs.
Meanwhile, Australian rider Michael Matthews is continuing to race on despite breaking ribs in yesterday's huge pile-up.
He told cyclingnews.com, 'I’m a bit sore. The skin off isn’t that bad, a lot of riders hit me at about 70 kilometres per hour into my ribs and my back. So that’s the real sore point at the moment.'
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HUY, BELGIUM - JULY 06: Michael Matthews of Australia riding for Orica-GreenEdge exhibits a torn jersey as he attempts to rejoin the peloton after being involved in a crash with 65km remaining in stage three of the 2015 Tour de France from Anvers to Huy on July 6, 2015 in Huy, Belgium. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)[/caption]
Some trooper.
