VIDEO. His helmet saved his life: victim of a terrible fall, Australian Chris Harper hits a pole with his head

L'Australien a lourdement chuté dans une descente. Capture d'écran X.

Australian rider Chris Harper suffered a heavy fall where he hit a pole this Thursday April 18 during the fourth stage of the Tour des Alpes.

He gave everyone a huge scare. Engaged in pursuit of the men at the head of the fourth stage of the Tour des Alpes on a descent, the Australian Chris Harper gained too much speed in a turn and lost control of his bike. nbsp;

The sidewalk along the road caused Harper to fall, and she then hit a pole. But fortunately, his helmet prevented him from getting a very, very serious head injury. 

Le casque a sans doute évité le pire pour Chris Harper (Jayco-AlUla). L'Australien était bien conscient après sa grosse chute sur cette 4e étape du Tour des Alpes. Tombé au même endroit, Ben O'Connor (Decathlon-AG2R) est lui rapidement reparti. #TotApic.twitter.com/dXMvjfXIt2

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Aware with the medical profession

His GreenEDGE team then gave reassuring news on the runner's state of health. 

"Luckily, he is sitting and talking with the race medical staff", wrote the Australian team, thus affirming that Harper was well conscious.