Team Sky riders including Christopher Froome (L) of Britain and Richie Porte (R) of Australia cycle during a training session near Leeds, July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
REIMS France (Reuters) - Australian Richie Porte's new Tour de France challenge as Team Sky leader suffered an early setback when team mate Xabier Zandio crashed out of the race during Thursday's sixth stage.
Spaniard Zandio, whose job was to support Porte in the mountains, fell off his bike 78 km from the finish in the 194-km ride from Arras.
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