Shane Archbold after his Tour de France crash (Sunada)
After being described as 'the man who wouldn't quit' on Wednesday, Bora-Argon 18's Shane Archbold was forced to leave the Tour de France on Thursday with a broken pelvis.
The Kiwi crashed hard on stage 17 to Finhaut-Emosson but soldiered on to the finish, bandaged up by the medical car and finishing 39 minutes down on stage winner Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha).
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