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Phonak team spokesman Urs Freuler told Cyclingnews that, "Tyler crashed badly in Angers and we didn't talk much about it, but he had a large and painful bruise on his lower back and was just in too much pain to continue. Tyler couldn't get out of the saddle when he was climbing...it's really too bad."
Before the stage started, Hamilton explained how much he was being affected by the crash. "All the muscles around [my back] are swollen," he said. "It's basically blocking my lower back, which when you're climbing, you need to use your lower back a lot. Yesterday it put a limit on my power. The team did a fantastic job for me, it's just that I wasn't ready.
In 2003, he fractured his right collarbone in two places at the end of the first stage but managed to finish the Tour in a personal best 4th place. He also won his first Tour de France stage in Bayonne, after a long solitary breakaway.
(updated 7/18/2004) |
| Tour de France Overall Results |
| 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
| dnf | 4th | 15th | 94th | 25th | 13th | 51st | 69th |
| TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE WINS (1) |
| Year | Stage | Location | Type |
| 2003 | 16 | Pau - Bayonne | Mountain |
| Other Major Accomplishments |
| Year | Accomplishment |
| 2002 | 2nd Giro d'Italia |
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