Valverde out of Tour de France after stage one crash

Cycling - The 104th Tour de France - Team presentation ahead of the weekend's start - Duesseldorf, Germany - June 29, 2017 - Movistar rider Alejandro Valverde of Spain leaves the stage following the official team presentation. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Files

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Spain's Alejandro Valverde, a key team mate of Colombian Nairo Quintana, is out of the Tour de France after crashing during the opening time trial on Saturday, his team said on Twitter.

Valverde, third overall in 2015, skidded into a safety barrier after losing control of his bike on a wet left-hand corner on the 14-km course in Duesseldorf.

The 37-year-old was being treated by race medics on the spot.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Toby Davis)