German road race champion Georg Zimmermann withdrew from the Tour de France on Monday in the wake of a nasty crash the previous day. Zimmermann's Intermarché team said that the decision was taken ahead of a demanding stage with an altitude gain of 4,

Green jersey wearer Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is out of the Tour de France after crashing heavily at the intermediate sprint on stage 3. His team confirmed in a medical update that he has fractured his right collarbone and that it will require surgery to correct once he is transferred to the hospital in Herentals, Belgium.