Le Mevel to defend title with fractured wrist

Christophe Le Mevel (Team Garmin-Cervelo) signed from FDJ

Christophe Le Mevel (Team Garmin-Cervelo) signed from FDJ (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Christophe Le Mevel, who had to abandon the Tour Méditerranéen on stage three due to a crash, has been diagnosed with a wrist fracture. After undergoing x-rays in the hospital at Nice, the Frenchman discovered that he broke the trapezoid bone of his right wrist in the fall.