Rafal Majka abandons Tour de France 2017 after stage nine crash

The Pole crashed badly on the descent of the Col de la Biche on stage nine of the Tour de France and has chosen not to continue

Rafal Majka rides on after a crash on stage nine of the 2017 Tour de France (ASO)

(Image credit: ASO/Pauline BALLET)

Rafal Majka has abandoned the 2017 Tour de France on the first rest day on Monday after a bad crash on stage nine.

The two times King of the Mountains winner entered the Tour as joint leader of Bora-Hansgrohe with world champion Peter Sagan, and was aiming for a personal best general classification result.

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