ARMSTRONG AVOIDS BAD CRASH AT THE TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, RACE LEADER IS OUT.

Andre Greipel of Germany, riding for Team Columbia-High Road, was involved in a bad crash eight miles into stage three of the Tour of Australia. He suffered a dislocated shoulder when he hit the deck and is out of the tour. Apparently Lance Armstrong narrowly missed the pile up and finished the stage with the main peleton and is 39th overall just 29 seconds back of race leader Australian Allan Davis

Very high swirling winds may have contributed to the crash which took out the race leader and seven other riders for the remainder of the race.

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