Thanks for clearing that up. The VN article ....
https://www.velonews.com/2019/07/new...o-pinot_496996.
Made no no mention of the car. In total, it says this about the crash.....
“Canadian rider
Michael Woods (EF Education First) slid out in a tight right-hand corner, and Thomas crashed over him. Thomas’s Ineos teammate
Gianni Moscon (Ineos) crashed as well, snapping his carbon Pinarello bike frame in half.”
It would seem that the article’s author left out a key factor in the frame failure. Application of a load of a few thousand pounds in a manner not anticipated by designers and engineers, even in the extreme scenarios that they are expected to account for, should not reflect on the quality of the frame or the choice of materials. In other words, most things will break when run over by a car.
That said, it is about time to go for a ride so I won’t read any more TDF coverage. I needed that saddle based perspective to try to remain thoughtful.