Boonen out of Tour

ByReuters

Updated 08/07/2011 at 13:30 GMT

Former world champion Tom Boonen has pulled out of the Tour de France during Friday's seventh stage after failing to recover from the injuries he sustained on Wednesday.

Quickstep rider Tom Boonen of Belgium crosses the finish line of the fifth stage of the Tour de France 2011 from Carhaix to Cap Frehel July 6, 2011.

Image credit: Reuters

The Belgian, who became world champion in 2005, got off his bike and went into his Quick Step team car with 127 kilometres left in the 218-kms ride from Le Mans.

Boonen, who won the green jersey for the best sprinter in 2007, was one of several big names to crash on Wednesday, when he finished over 13 minutes off the pace after battling through the pain barrier to reach the line.

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