Richie Porte abandons Tour de France following crash
Australia's Richie Porte has pulled out of the Tour de France after damaging his shoulder in a crash 10 kilometres into the ninth stage, a 156.5-km ride from Arras on Sunday.
Porte was in tears following the crash and it is believed he has sustained a broken collarbone.
Race radio confirmed the Tasmanian had abandoned the Tour.
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Porte's team, BMC Racing, confirmed Porte had headed to hospital for an "examination".
He was sitting 10th in this year's race, 57 seconds behind yellow jersey holder Greg van Avermaet of Belgium.
Porte, who also crashed out of the Tour during stage nine last year, was one of the main contenders to finish on the podium in Paris.
He finished fifth overall in 2016.
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