Tour de France

Tour de France leader Tony Martin breaks collarbone

By Daniel Lewis, Senior Reporter

Published: July 9 2015 | 19:44

Last updated: July 10 2015 | 15:36

Tony Martin retains the yellow jersey after stage six of the Tour de France, but his participation is in doubt following a collision that saw him break his collarbone.

Tony Martin's participation in the 2015 Tour de France is in doubt following a dramatic crash at the end of stage six.

The German rider retained the yellow jersey but a collision in the final kilometre, which also involved defending champion Vincenzo Nibali, could see him miss the remainder of the competition.

Germany's Tony Martin, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, sits on the ground after a fall as Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski looks at him (R), during the 191.5 km sixth stage of the 102nd edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 9, 2015 © Getty Images

An X-ray confirmed that Martin had broken his collar bone, with the Etixx-Quick Step star revealing that he will now "discuss further steps" with his team.

Martin's teammate Zdenek Stybar came out on top in a time of four hours and 53 minutes, while Team Sky competitor Chris Froome remains in second place, 12 seconds behind the current race leader.

Froome himself suffered a minor graze to his knee during the crash, which took place in the 191.5km from Abbeville to Le Havre.