Cycling - Tour de France cycling race - The 190.5 km (118 miles) Stage 6 from Arpajon-sur-Cere to Montauban, France - 07/07/2016 - Tinkoff team rider Alberto Contador of Spain makes his way to the start area. REUTERS/Juan Medina Picture Supplied by Action Images
PARIS (Reuters) - Pre-race favourite Romain Bardet has been disqualified from the Paris-Nice after being towed by his team car following a crash on the opening stage, organisers said on Sunday.
Frenchman Bardet, second overall in last year's Tour de France, fell off his bike with about 23 kilometres left and made his way back to a group of chasers by breaching the rules on team car assistance.
