Leipheimer out of Tour de France with broken wrist

VITTEL (Reuters) - Levi Leipheimer has pulled out of the Tour de France with a fractured wrist, his Astana team said Friday.

"Doc has confirmed that Levi has a transverse fracture of the right scaphoid (in wrist). Will not be able to start," Astana said on their website.

American Leipheimer, who was fourth overall, crashed towards the end of Thursday's 12th stage. Friday's 13th stage is a 200-km trek from Vittel to Colmar.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Peter Rutherford)