Who's out of the Tour de France

[July 09, 2012]  (AP) -- A look at who's out of the Tour de France after a series of crashes through the first eight stages (includes cyclist, country, team, injury):

Stage 3:

• Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belarus (Sky), broken left shin

• Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain (Movistar), broken collarbone

• Maarten Tjallingii, Netherlands (Rabobank), broken left hip

Stage 5:

• Marcel Kittel, Germany (Argos-Shimano), stomach trouble

Stage 6:

• Amets Txurruka, Spain (Euskaltel-Euskadi), broken collarbone

• Ryder Hesjedal, Canada (Garmin-Sharp), injured left leg and hip

• Robert Hunter, South Africa (Garmin-Sharp), injured spine

• Jose Ivan Gutierrez, Spain (Movistar), injured knee

• Imanol Erviti, Spain (Movistar), injured knee

• Hubert Dupont, France (AG2R-La Mondiale), broken bones, sprained ankle

• Maarten Wynants, Belgium (Rabobank), broken ribs, perforated lung

• Oscar Freire, Spain, (Katusha), punctured lung, broken rib

• Tom Danielson, U.S. (Garmin-Sharp), separated left shoulder, sprained neck, chest contusion, deep abrasions

• Wouter Poels, Netherlands (Vacansoleil), broken ribs, torn kidney and spleen, bruised lungs

• David Vigano, Italy (Lampre), broken collarbone

• Mikel Astarloza, Spain (Euskaltel-Euskadi), injured elbow

• Johannes Froehlinger, Germany (Argos-Shimano), broken finger

Stage 7:

• Anthony Delaplace, France (Saur-Sojasun), broken wrist

Stage 8:

• Samuel Sanchez, Spain (Euskaltel-Euskadi), broken collarbone

• Gorka Verdugo, Spain (Euskaltel-Euskadi), injured hip

[Associated Press]

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