Greg Henderson battles through the Tour de France with two broken ribs

Lotto-Soudal's Greg Henderson has been unable to help sprinter Andre Greipel since breaking his ribs on stage three of the Tour de France

7 July 2015
102nd Tour de France
Stage 04 : Seraing - Cambrai
HENDERSON Gregory (NZL) Lotto - Soudal
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Greg Henderson is usually seen with Andre Greipel glued to his wheels in the final kilometres of races, but the Kiwi was noticeably absent on stage five, with two broken ribs restricting his riding.

Henderson went down hard on stage three of the Tour de France, causing cuts and bruises to his but most awkwardly breaking two of his ribs in the process.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.