Cycling: Froome crashes during Tour de France stage two

Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 14-km (8.7 miles) individual time-trial Stage 1 - Duesseldorf, Germany - July 1, 2017 - Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain reacts after crossing the finish line. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

LIEGE, Belgium (Reuters) - Defending Chris Froome crashed during the second stage of the Tour de France, a 203.5-km ride from Duesseldorf to Liege on Sunday.

Team Sky rider Froome hit the deck with about 30km left but got back on his bike with the right side of his shorts torn, helped by two team mates.

Another main contender, France's Romain Bardet, was also involved in the pile-up.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Clare Fallon)