Lawson Craddock ready to 'fight like hell' to stay in Tour de France after breaking scapula

The American rides on with the hope the pain will subside as the race goes on

Lawson Craddock on stage one of the 2018 Tour de France (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Lawson Craddock's Tour de France looked promising for two hours, but since he has been fighting just to keep in the race with a broken shoulder blade.

The American from Texas crashed at 100 kilometres into the first stage of the 2018 Tour. The television cameras only caught him afterwards, when he dangled off the back of the group with blood streamed down his face.

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