FILE PHOTO: Cycling – Tour de France – Stage 18 – Vif to Courchevel Col de la Loze – Vif, France – July 24, 2025 Arkea – B&B Hotels’ Kevin Vauquelin in action during stage 18 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
French cyclist Kevin Vauquelin said on Tuesday he had suffered a leg injury carrying a suitcase downstairs at home just days after finishing seventh overall in the Tour de France.
The Arkea–B&B Hotels rider fractured the distal end of his fibula in what the team described as a “domestic accident”.
“For clarity, it happened while going down the stairs with my suitcase,” the 24-year-old said on Instagram.
No timeline has been given for his return to racing.
