Marcel Kittel is down when his wheels give way when he negotiates a corner in these very wet conditions. The German, who has won three of the four stages so far, picks himself up and then hails the team car over for assistance.

Jane Joyce:, external 9yrs old, trying to impress village hunk (11yrs old) by sprinting Cav-style down High St. Wrapped self & bike round garden fence

Hugo Glass:, external Stacked it on the roundabout outside Buckingham Palace in the rain ... luckily there weren't any tourists to see it. Oh wait.

Ian McCormack: , external I crashed into a stationary ambulance in Manchester - the only injury was to my pride.

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Alexander Kristoff gets a new bike after a mechanical. Meanwhile, the peloton has closed to within two minutes and 48 seconds of the breakaway group.

Image source, Mark Cavendish

British cyclist Mark Cavendish, who crashed on the first stage, on Twitter:, external Just woken up after surgery on my shoulder... TV straight on to see how @opqscyclingteam is getting on. Come on lads!

Lotto Belisol:, external @AndreGreipel crashed, but is back on his bike.

We've left Belgium and headed back to France with the breakaway three minutes and nine seconds clear of the peloton. We've got 21km until we reach the cobbles. Oh the tension.

As we approach the first section of cobbles, at 87km, expect the speed to increase dramatically as riders race to get good position going into the narrow cobbled lanes.

Alexander Kristoff, who narrowly missed out on the stage win yesterday, has crashed, along with Rudy Molard.

They're both back on their bikes and are making their way back to the peloton.

Meanwhile, up front, the breakaway have a lead of two minutes and 37 seconds with 59km gone.

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Cows draped in the colours of cycling's famous jerseys graze in a field minding their own business. Behind them sit rolls of hay that feature portraits of former champions. Only in the Tour de France, eh?

Good work from Tony Martin and Samuel Dumoulin as they manage to rejoin the breakaway. It's not such good news for Cedric Pineau who crashes again. Ouch.

The breakaway is falling apart, with just five of the initial nine still out front.

Tony Martin and Samuel Dumoulin, who dropped off after a crash and change of bike respectively, are chasing to get back in the breakaway.

Good work from Team Sky as Chris Froome rejoins the peloton. There are still 113km to go.

Joe from Warrington: Rode the aptly named Tremola cobbled mountain pass over the Gotthard in Switzerland last year. Ended up with a snapped chain, two punctures and a bad back, worth it for the views though!

Mark in Stoke Newington: I got so carried away on descent into the Trough of Bowland that the moment I saw the upcoming left-hander I knew that me and the bike were not going round it! The rest is hazy, and I remain very grateful to those who scooped me off the tarmac and the staff of Royal Preston Hospital who sewed my face and knees back together.

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Omega Pharma - Quick-Step rider Tony Martin, who was part of the breakaway, has gone down along with Janier Acevedo.

They're being chased by a two-man counter attack, with the peloton 86-seconds adrift.

Meanwhile, Team Sky are doing a great job hauling Chris Froome back into contention. They're just 30 seconds behind the peloton.

So Chris Froome is part of a seven-man group which is 59 seconds second behind the peloton and two minutes and 27 seconds adrift of the nine-man breakaway.

A second crash in two days won't do anything for the Briton's confidence.

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Team Sky give Chris Froome a new bike and he's soon back on his way, with three team-mates for company.

Keeping with tradition, as he's the defending champion, the peloton won't attack and he should be able to catch the field back up.

Chris Froome really isn't having much luck in this year's Tour - and we haven't even hit the cobbles yet. He's got grazes to his right leg this time.

Britain's defending champion Chris Froome hits the deck again.

It's still tipping it down, with the nine-man breakaway now 85 seconds clear of the peloton.

John McEnerney:, external "Cycling down a bridge with a wasp in my shirt, lights red slalomed the 1st 2 cars then smacked into VW Golf! Wasp died on impact."

Simon Hawkins:, external "I once cycled through a ford, using the logic that the ducks weren't affected by the current. Moments later, I was very wet."

Francois van Rooyen: , external"Came down hard in Richmond Park while going around wet corner. Broke the rear derailleur. Think there'll be a few of those today."

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