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ISSOIRE, Agence France (French)-Spanish rider Juan Manuel garata, one that develops for the tour de France contender Robert Gesink, there was for the race due to injury, his Rabobank team said Sunday.
Garata left the tour before Sunday's ninth stage due to injury picked up during the fifth phase of the crash Wednesday.
Spanish to wrestling in this crash, but continued to suffer from inflammation of his groin pain compensation.
Rabobank team manager Erik Breukink told AFP: "Juan suffered for days with pain in his shoulder, to try to ease the pain mpoca by changing the location of the bike.
"Unfortunately this caused inflammation and commended. He was a very bad night, this morning we decided it wasn't fair for him to continue.
The loss of another blow for garata is Gesink, who came into the race with high hopes of improving his sixth place finish last year, but who suffers injury to lower back to crash it like garata.
"This is the real rope was Juan better into the tour is set to help in the mountains," added Gesink Breukink.
Dutch climber suffered its worst day Gesink bike Saturday, losing over a minute to his yellow Jersey to finish the stage setting at 17th overall by 1 min 01 sec behind Thor Hushovd of Norway.
Breukink said they were hoping that gesink overcome problem before key stages in the Pyrenees, from Thursday.
"Robert's body is only 100 percent, he is receiving full power output," he added.
"You can fix the problem, but it takes time. Crash has took all his strength, and that no tour de France is something you want to be without. "
First stage is a 191 km between Issoire and Saint-flour and features eight categorised climb, the mountain passes.
The race ends on 24 July in Paris.
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