Broken clavicle for Voeckler

Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom)

Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) (Image credit: AFP)

Just one day after making the day's successful breakaway and taking second on the stage in Paris-Nice, Bbox Bouygues Telecom rider Thomas Voeckler crashed out of the race on Friday's stage six. The Frenchman crashed just 20 kilometres into the stage and could not resume riding. He was taken to a hospital in Orange where he was diagnosed with a displaced fracture of his clavicle.

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