Injuries from a tangle with a barbed-wire fence bleed on the legs of Johnny Hoogerland of The Netherlands as he rides towards Saint-Flour during the ninth stage of the Tour de France.
New bearer of the polka dot jersey for best climber, Netherland's Johnny Hoogerland, who crashed earlier in the day, cries at the end of the ninth stage of the 2011 Tour de France.
Orthopedic therapist of Vacansoleil DCM checks the cold compression system on Johnny Hoogerland, on the first day off from the Tour de France in a hotel in Aurillac, southern France. Dutchman Johnny Hoogerland was given 33 stitches to close deep gashes in his leg after he was hit by a car on the ninth stage of the Tour de France.
Luxembourg's Andy Schleck concentrates prior to a training session around Anglards de Saint-Flour, central France, during the first rest day of the 2011 Tour de France.
Cadel Evans of Australia, center, rides with his teammates in the pack during the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 158 kilometers, starting in Aurillac and finishing in Carmaux, south central France.
Stage winner Andre Greipel of Germany, foreground right, and second place Mark Cavendish of Britain, left, sprint towards the finish line during the tenth stage of the Tour de France.
Europcar rider Thomas Voeckler of France celebrates with the yellow jersey on podium after the tenth stage of the Tour de France. German rider Andre Greipel won the stage while Voeckler retained the leader yellow jersey.
A picture shows some of the 33 stitches on the legs of Netherland's Johnny Hoogerland, as he leaves the podium at the end of the 11th stage of the 2011 Tour de France. Hoogerland got the stitches after he was hit by a car and fell into a barbed wire fence on the ninth stage.
Europcar rider Thomas Voeckler of France, wearing the yellow jersey, checks his tire at the start of the 12th stage of the Tour de France from Cugnaux to Luz Ardiden.