Aurélien Passeron (Saunier Duval) is the fourth rider having to quit the Tour de France. The Frenchman was not at the start of Thursday's stage 6 to Super-Besse in Aigurande this morning, as his injuries from crashing into a spectator on Wednesday made it impossible for him to continue.
Passeron collided with a woman standing too far on the road in Chateauroux yesterday. With only six kilometres to go before the finish, the 24 year-old hit the woman at high speed while the peloton was chasing the breakaway just in time for a bunch sprint finish. He finished the stage, but was transported to hospital in Chateauroux because of pain in his back and abdomen. The spectator sustained a broken arm.
