Tomblaine - South Africa's Robbie Hunter has been forced to pull out of the 99th Tour de France after a series of accidents in the opening week.
Hunter confirmed his withdrawal via Twitter: Might as well hear it from me.I couldn't start, got stress fractures in a vertebrae & its progressively gotten worse.Hugely disappointed!!!
Been trying to ride through the pain but woke up this am & I'm battling to walk never mind ride.at this point I gotta worry about my health!
Hunter, riding for the Garmin team, did not sign in for the start of Stage 7, a 199km ride across the Vosges mountains that will end with the first of the race's three summit finishes.
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