Broken clavicle for Voeckler

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.

Voeckler went into the 182.5 kilometre stage from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to La Montagne de Lure in 15th place overall, 1:15 behind yellow jersey holder Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step). Also abandoning on the stage were Lampre's Simon Spilak (sick), Spaniard José Luis Arrieta (AG2R) and Frenchman Sébastien Chavanel (Française des Jeux).