shoulder pain: Tony Martin moves with difficulty to the finish
Escorted by four teammates Tony Martin tormented with great pain the last few meters to the finish line to Le Havre. A fall well 1000 meters before the end of the sixth stage of the Tour de France 102 could mean for the three-time world time trial champion the bitter end of his triumphal procession in yellow.
If you suspect a broken collarbone was confirmed in the investigation in the X-ray station. In the evening, Martin had expressed optimistic. “I hope that it is still going on,” Martin said in a first reaction. “I hope there are more pain than serious injury and that it is still going on.” Martin was wearing the yellow jersey of the leader so only two days.
Martin had fallen in the fall on his left shoulder and had his Etixx teammates almost the small mountain be pushed up. The surgeon told the 30-year old professional cyclist, that it was impossible to continue driving said team boss Patrick Lefevere.
victory to be marginalized
The 30-year-old defended his leading position twelve seconds ahead of Christopher Froome successful because he came to fall within the three-kilometer mark. But that is hardly comforting Martin. So when Etixx team degenerated the victory of their driver Zdenek Stybar (Czech Republic) almost a minor matter.
The fact that John Degenkolb his happy ending chasing again in vain to fit the so bitter day for German cycling professionals into the picture. Degenkolb landed after 191.5 kilometers from Abbeville to Le Havre behind Stybar, the Slovaks Peter Sagan and Bryan Coquard from France in fourth place. The classic King, who finished just four second places in his Tour career, must therefore continue to wait for a win at the Tour de France.
© Reuters The lucky winner Zdenek Stybar wins the sixth stage
The lucky winner Zdenek Stybar wins the sixth stage
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The key scene of the race was the Martin-fall. The German drove a little swerve, touched another rider, which ultimately defending champion Vincenzo Nibali came to case. The Italians, however, seemed to have survived the mishap. “That’s incredible. I can not remember how it happened. That’s too bad, “Martin, who was bandaged after the stage hospitalized said.
After all, Andre Greipel maintained his green jersey, even if a third stage win was not possible for the powerhouse when heavy finale in Le Havre. A native of Rostock is only three points ahead of Sagan. On Degenkolb the 850 meters long passage with an average of seven percent incline was actually perfectly tailored. But the attack of Stybar remained without reaction. “We have reacted too late. My form is really good, the tour goes long, “Degenkolb said in frustration.
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He is still waiting for the coronation of his so far so fantastic 2015, after the spring had the monuments Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix triumph. The tour is run not according to plan for the 26-year-olds. Four times he was already down to second place, this had two serious falls in the previous year the Frankfurt brings a tour of suffering. His team longs for a redemptive victory. In the sprints Giant Alpecin played without the folks back home Marcel Kittel hardly matters also had time driver Tom Dumoulin after his heavy crash on the third stage (dislocated shoulder and broken in the shoulder joint) already back home start.
First African in mountain jersey
On the way to Normandy first sat down a three-man breakaway group in scene. The Belgian Kenneth van Bilsen, the Frenchman Perrig Quemeneur and Daniel Teklehaimanot of Eritrea pulled six kilometers from after the start and drove in the meantime a lead of more than twelve minutes out. Although the venture was unsuccessful, the escape for Teklehaimanot paid off.
Thanks to the mountain victories on the road he became the first African the polka-dot jersey in the Tour. Making his first appearance in a new guise Teklehaimanot on Friday on the seventh Tour stage when it comes over 190.5 km of Livarot for Fougères. At the end of the section could for the time being the last time the sprinters to Greipel come to train. A bunch sprint is the most likely scenario. Tony Martin will no longer be there.
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