Jurgen Van De Walle won’t be at the start of tomorrow's 3rd stage of the Tour de France 2009 due to the consequences of his crash in today's stage 2 of the Tour.

After the stage Van De Walle was immediately transported to the Hopital-Nord in Marseille where he was diagnosed with a post traumatic-pneumothorax to his right lung and a fracture to his left collarbone.

As a precautionary measure, the Team Quick Step rider will remain in the Hospital under observation.