Jean-Christophe Peraud crashes out of Tour de France

Jean-Christophe Peraud, Tour de Suisse 2013, stage nine ITT

Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r-La Mondiale) has been forced to withdraw from the Tour de France after crashing heavily in the stage 17 time trial on Wednesday. The Frenchman started in Embrun despite suffering a fractured collarbone in a training crash earlier in the day.

Péraud, who sat in ninth overall at 8-47 minutes before the start of the day, crashed on the first of two descents while reconnoitring the 32-kilometre time trial to Chorges. He then crashed heavily on the same side just two kilometres from the finish during the actual stage.

The time trial covered the Côte de Puy-Sanières and the Côte de Réallon, with the Puy-Sanières descent more technical.

"[He] suffers from a fracture of the outer end of the right clavicle. However, he will take the start of the 17th of the Tour de France," read a press release issued by Ag2r prior to the stage start. "This decision has been taken in coordination with Eric Bouvat, the medical director of the Ag2r-La Mondiale team."

Péraud returned from his ride with his jersey ripped and his right arm bloodied.

Bouvat told journalist outside the Tour's mobile X-ray lab, "It's a small fracture that won't prevent him from riding but he's going to feel a lot of pain."

However, Péraud's Tour finally drew to a close after his second crash of the day.

Tour de France 2013: Stage reports

Stage 16: Costa takes solo win as Froome put under pressure

Stage 15: Froome wins on Mont Ventoux to extend lead

Stage 14: Trentin wins from break

Stage 13: Cavendish wins, Valverde loses on stage 13

Stage 12: Kittel out-sprints Cavendish

Stage 11: Martin wins time trial as Froome extends lead

Stage 10: Kittel takes second stage win

Stage nine: Martin wins stage as Froome fights to keep lead

Stage eight: Froome wins Tour mountains stage to take overall lead

Stage seven: Sagan scores first win of 2013 Tour

Stage six: Greipel wins as Impey moves into lead

Stage five: Cavendish wins; Gerrans keeps lead

Stage four: Orica win Tour's team time trial to put Gerrans in yellow

Stage three: Gerrans outpaces Sagan to take win

Stage two: Millar denied yellow as Bakelants takes spoils

Stage one: Kittel wins chaotic opening stage

Tour de France 2013: Podcasts

Podcast 12 (stage 15)

Podcast 11 (Stage 14)

Podcast 10 (stage 13)

Podcast nine (stage 12)

Pedcast eight (stage 11)

Podcast seven (stage 10)

Podcast six (stage nine)

Podcast five (stage eight)

Podcast four (stage six)

Podcast three (stage five)

Podcast two (stage four)

Podcast one (stage one)

Tour de France 2013: Comment, analysis, blogs

Moto blog part two (July 15)

Moto blog part one (July 9)

Lessons learnt by Team Sky after Tour visits Pyrenees

Was Sunday (stage nine) a missed opportunity for Froome's rivals?

Rest day review (July 8)

Tour de France: 100 Tours, 1,000 stories

Tour de France 2013: Photo galleries

Stage 16 by Graham Watson

Stage 15 by Graham Watson

Stage 14 by Graham Watson

Stage 13 by Graham Watson

Stage 12 by Graham Watson

Stage 11 by Graham Watson

Stage 10 by Graham Watson

Stage nine by Andy Jones

Stage nine by Graham Watson

Stage eight by Andy Jones

Stage eight by Graham Watson

Stage seven by Andy Jones

Stage seven by Graham Watson

Stage six by Andy Jones

Stage six by Graham Watson

Stage five by Andy Jones

Stage five by Graham Watson

Stage four by Andy Jones

Stage four by Graham Watson

Stage three by Graham Watson

Stage two by Graham Watson

Stage one by Graham Watson

Team presentation by Graham Watson

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Tour de France 2013: Coverage index

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