Etixx-Quick Step rider Tony Martin of Germany (2ndL), race leader's yellow jersey, crosses the finish line flanked by his teammates after crashed during the 191.5-km (118.9 miles) 6th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Abbeville to Le Havre, France, July 9, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
LE HAVRE, France (Reuters) - Tour de France leader Tony Martin abandoned the race on Thursday after breaking his collarbone in a sixth stage crash that also sent 2014 winner Vincenzo Nibali and others tumbling in the final 500 metres.
"He abandons," an Etixx-Quick Step spokesman said of the German.
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