Martin crashes out of Tour, Froome takes the lead (Reuters)

By Julien Pretot LE HAVRE, France (Reuters) – Tour de France leader Tony Martin abandoned the race on Thursday after breaking his collarbone in a sixth stage crash that also sent 2014 winner Vincenzo Nibali and others tumbling in the final 500 meters. Briton Chris Froome, Team Sky’s 2013 Tour winner, will take over as race leader going into Friday’s seventh stage, a 190.5 km ride from Livarot to Fougeres. Among the casualties were Italian Nibali, Colombian Nairo Quintana and van Garderen as Martin’s team mate, Zdenek Stybar of the Czech Republic, sprinted to victory in the 191.5-km leg from Abbeville to Le Havre.