US rider Brandon McNulty knocked off bike by car driver before Tour de France time trial on stage 16

US rider Brandon McNulty was knocked off his bike by the driver of a car before the stage 16 individual time trial at the Tour de France in Évian-les-Bains, his team boss confirmed on Tuesday.

McNulty was reportedly heading to the start when he was taken out by a member of the public in a vehicle, but UAE Team Emirates-XRG team principal Mauro Gianetti has played down any threat of serious injury, telling TNT Sports “it is nothing big.”

After initially finding out that McNulty had crashed, Gianetti was still unsure whether he would make his intended start time of 16:40:30 CEST: “I hope so. I’m still waiting for the confirmation of the doctor,” said the UAE boss to The Athletic.

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Having escaped the incident without injury, former US TT champ McNulty did roll down the start ramp on time, as one of the final 20 riders, starting the day in 19th overall, more than 50 minutes down on his team and race leader, Tadej Pogačar, who will start last at 17:15.

Cyclingnews has reached out to UAE Team Emirates-XRG for an update on McNulty’s condition and whether the incident would require any further action.

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