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SAINT-QUENTIN, France, July 5, 2012 (AFP) - Belarusian Aliaksandr Kuchynski will try to continue in the Tour de France despite suffering a fractured bone in his wrist during a crash on the race's fifth stage, his Katusha team said Friday. Kuchynski was diagnosed with a fractured scaphoid bone in his right wrist after undergoing scans at Reims hospital late Thursday. It followed a crash … [Read more...]
VISE, Belgium, July 2, 2012 (AFP) - World time trial champion Tony Martin of Germany insisted on Monday he will fight to stay in the Tour de France despite suffering a left wrist fracture. Martin, one of the Omega-Pharma team's key riders for the three-week epic, crashed on stage one Sunday and was later diagnosed with a fracture of the scaphoid bone. Although such an injury can … [Read more...]
MENDE, France - American Tyler Farrar finally gave up his stricken Tour de France campaign Friday as the pain from a fractured wrist began to take its toll. Garmin-Transitions sprinter Farrar was one of several riders to crash on the rain-hit second stage from Brussels to Spa, but had decided to carry on in spite of his injuries. After a tough day of racing on the 12th stage Friday, … [Read more...]
Haimar Zubeldia's Tour de France campaign for Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team is under threat after the Spaniard suffered a fracture in a crash on Monday. Zubeldia was one of several riders to crash on the first stage of the Dauphine Criterium, a key warm-up stage race for next month's Tour de France, and has now been ruled out of this week's race. RadioShack also said the … [Read more...]