TOURS (France): Race leader Chris Froome lost another valuable teammate on the Tour de France when Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen pulled out with a shoulder injury on Thursday.
Boasson Hagen sustained a small fracture in his shoulder when he was caught in a massive pile-up towards the finish of the 12th Stage.
“Edvald Boasson Hagen has been forced to abandon the Tour de France following a fractured right scapula on Stage 12,” Team Sky said in a statement.
“Fortunately this doesn’t require surgery but Edvald will return home to Norway for further investigation and treatment.”
Briton Froome, who leads the Tour by 3:25 from Spain’s Alejandro Valverde, lost team-mate Vasil Kiryienka after the second mountain stage last Sunday when the Belarussian was eliminated for missing the time cut. — Reuters
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