Tour de France: Porte and Thomas crash out, Froome keeps yellow

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Horror crashes overshadow stage nine of the race and prompt questions over safety

Richie Porte
Medics tend to Richie Porte after he crashed out of the Tour de France
(Image credit: Phillipe Lopez/Getty)

The ninth stage of the Tour de France turned into a savage Sunday for the peloton as they negotiated three fearsome climbs in the Alps during the 181.5km between Nantua and Chambery.

The good news for British cycling fans was that Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey with a ride of real guts but the bad news was his compatriot and Team Sky teammate Geraint Thomas crashed out of the tour. The Welshman broke a collarbone in a nasty fall and he wasn't the only rider to come to grief on a brutal day's racing.

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