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Blood and bruises: A day's work for Tour de France sprinters
Cycling Tour de Franc Heal
Andrew Talansky of the U.S., left, and Svein Tuft of Canada, right, get back on their bicycles after crashing during the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 197 kilometers (123.1 miles) with start in in Saint-Gildas-des-Bois and finish in Saint-Malo, Brittany region, western France, Tuesday, July 9 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) - photo by Associated Press
SAINT-MALO, France — Hitting the asphalt at something like 60 kilometers (40 miles) per hour flayed off a patch of skin from Tom Veelers' right thigh. Blood snaked down his leg from his sliced-up right knee. His white jersey was torn and soiled.