Cyclist Jan Hirt smashes his TEETH and is left with a bloodied lip and grazed chin after being knocked off his bike by a fan's bag moments before the start of the Tour de France

Cyclist Jan Hirt suffered a disaster in his preparations for the Tour de France as he was knocked off his bike by a fan just before the start of the race. 

Hirt was riding between sign-in and his team bus when he was accidentally knocked off his bike by a fan's bag. 

Part of the Soudal Quick-Step team, Hirt smashed his teeth and was also left with a bloodied lip and a grazed chin following the incident. 

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Patrick Lefevere, the general manager of Soudal Quick-Step, wrote on X: 'There [are] 100 rules for the team but one with backpack made crashing Jan Hirt between the signings and the bus.'

Lefevere posted an image on X showing how Hirt had been left with three borken teeth.  

Hirt, 33, finished in second place at the Tour of Oman this year, and was just 19 seconds behind winner Adam Yates.

Yves Lampaert, Hirt's team-mate, criticised the organisers of the event and described the situation as 'complete chaos'.

Lampaert told VTM Nieuws: 'It is complete chaos. The organization has no control over it at all. People are running everywhere.

'Jan went over the top. We riders get fines galore for small things, the organization should take a look in the mirror. It is unacceptable.'  

Hirt is looking to help Remco Evenepoel to secure glory at the Tour de France.