Tobias Johannessen cleared to start the Tour's stage 17 following emergency treatment atop Mont Ventoux
The morning after collapsing in pain at the top of Mont Ventoux at the end of stage 15, eight-overall Tobias Halland Johannessen has been cleared to continue racing the Tour de France.
His Uno-X Mobility team revealed after the stage that their young GC outsider had suffered stomach cramps in the closing kilometres of the climb, and was administered treatment at the finish before being taken to the local hospital for thorough further assessments. Johannessen was back at the team hotel, and offering a thumbs-up, within a few hours.
"Thanks to the swift and professional approach of the race doctors, he received immediate and excellent care at the finish," reads the team's announcement on the morning of stage 17. "All necessary protocols were followed – which also made the situation seem more critical in the moment ... The treatment [oxygen and IV saline] was administered by the race medical team as part of this emergency care and has been reviewed and approved by UCI medical staff. He has been cleared to continue racing."
