Saint-Lary: Australian champion Simon Gerrans did not start the 17th stage of the Tour de France yesterday.
The 34-year-old Orica GreenEDGE rider had been suffering since crashing on the first stage more than two weeks ago.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/sep/24Simon-Gerrans.jpg" alt="" /> Simon Gerrans
&ldquo;Obviously it&rsquo;s disappointing not to complete the Tour de France and make it to Paris,&rdquo; said the winner of April's Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
&ldquo;But with the injuries I have from stage one I think the best decision is actually to stop now and completely recover. I know I haven&rsquo;t been 100 per cent right since my crash but I was hoping to improve throughout the race.&rdquo;

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Australian champion Simon Gerrans did not start the 17th stage of the Tour de France yesterday

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