7/09/2015

Cycling-Overall leader Martin pulls out of Tour, Froome leads (Reuters) #Cycling

Etixx-Quick Step rider Tony Martin of Germany, race leader's yellow jersey, is helped after a crash during the 191.5-km (118.9 miles) 6th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Abbeville to Le Havre, France, July 9, 2015. REUTERS/Stephane Mantey/Pool

LE HAVRE, France (Reuters) - Tour de France overall leader Tony Martin of Germany abandoned the race after breaking a collarbone in a crash on Thursday, his Etixx-Quick Step team said. "He abandons," a spokesman told Reuters by telephone after the sixth stage. Briton Chris Froome takes over as race leader. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris)




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