 Rivière's life was never in danger, but he was never able to ride a bicycle again, so this meant the end of his career.Because of that, Jan Adriaensens climbed to the second place in the general classification, and he now was the main competitor for Nencini.Adriaensens lost time in the Pyrenees, and the Italians were able to put Graziano Battistini in second place.