Colombian cyclist Einer Rubio was cruising his way through Stage 19 on Friday, climbing Alpe d'Huez, and riding behind one of the support vehicles.That always seemed like a good idea to me — let it punch a big ol' hole in the air for you to ride in — but what Rubio didn't account for was that vehicle having to suddenly slam on the brakes as the race made its way along a tight road with spectators on each side.NEW ZEALAND CYCLIST KIAAN WATTS SUSPENDED AFTER PUNCHING RIVAL RIDER MID-RACEThis, folks, is why you leave a gap to the car in front of you out on the roadways.I know this isn't the same thing, but it's never a bad time to brush up on road safety.What you can't see in that clip is that, according to UAE Team Emirates-XRG, it was their car that Rubio crashed into, and it had to slam on the brakes because a spectator fell in front of it.CDC REVEALS MASSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PUBLIC HEALTH OPERATION THAT KEPT FIFA WORLD CUP FANS SAFEColombian cyclist Einer Rubio was involved in a freak crash during the Tour de France.(Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)"A spectator fell forward directly into the path of the car," a team spokesperson said, per The Telegraph.
"The car braked to avoid the collision.It was a very unfortunate incident and something nobody wants to see.
We wish Einer Rubio a speedy recovery."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWSRubio — who was 27th overall in the standings at the time of the incident — was pretty beaten up and needed 20 stitches.He spent an hour in the medical tent and was flown by helicopter to a hospital for further testing.Einer Rubio was flown to a hospital after getting 20 stitches in his face following the crash.
(Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPHere's to a speedy recovery, but whenever I see this sort of thing, my first thought is always, why do they let fans get so close? It has never ended well.It's not like fan...