Bevin withdraws from Tour de France

COLMAR, France (AP) — Patrick Bevin of New Zealand has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of the sixth stage after breaking two ribs in a crash. Bevin is the first competitor to be forced out of this Tour. He crashed during Stage 4 on Tuesday and continued racing but his CCC team said pain increased during Wednesday’s stage to Colmar in eastern France. He underwent X-rays at the finish line w…