The main objective of Thursday's stage of the Tour de France was to get sprint contender Fabio Jacobsen up the Quick-Step Alphavinille within the time limit, but because of the dogs on the course, Yves Lampert also had to nurse an injured body for almost the entire stage, which finished at the summit of Alpe d'Huez The team had to nurse their injured bodies on the course.

Lampère, who also suffered a dramatic crash in Paris-Roubaix when he hit a spectator who was applauding along the roadside, was also struck by an unexpected event on stage 12 of the French Grand Tour and crumpled to the ground.

The 31-year-old crossed the finish line at the summit of Alpe d'Huez in 156th place. He was slightly ahead of Jacobsen and nearly 40 minutes behind stage winner Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadier).

"I crashed because of the dog," was the comment attached to the image on Lampert's Instagram story." I'll say it again, please keep your dogs at home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

No further information was provided about Lampert's injuries, contact with the dog, or whether he was injured, but Het Laatste Nieuws reports that the incident occurred near the start of the race, when Wout Van Art, who avoided the dog just behind Lampert, fell over He said. Lemper told the Belgian newspaper, "Suddenly that beast crossed the street and I couldn't go anywhere."

This was not the first Tour crash for the Quick-Step Alphavinil rider. He also crashed on stage 2, still in yellow, when he collided with the peloton on the Great Belt Bridge. This time he quickly got back on his bike and suffered no apparent injuries. This time, however, he could not miss the consequences of the dog's jump into the peloton.

This is not the first time such an incident has occurred in a bicycle race or in the Tour de France; in 2012, Philippe Gilbert, Denis Menchov, and Arthur Vichot fell after a dog jumped into the pack on stage 18.

Marcus Burghardt fell on stage 9, but fortunately neither he nor his dog were injured. Later, on stage 18, Sandy Casar also slid across the road as an unleashed dog went straight in front of his wheels.

Quick-Step Alphavinir is hoping that Lampert, the surprise winner of stage 1 and currently in 156th place overall, can recover as quickly as Casar and rejoin the lead-out train of stage 2 winner Jacobsen. With the high mountains of the Alps behind him, the 192.6-km stage 13 from Bourg-Doisin will be a chance for Lampert, making his Tour de France debut, to reward the effort he made with his team to make it through the mountains.