PARIS—News Briefs from the Tour de France on Tuesday:
—* Colombian Juan Mauricio Soler, who won last year's polka dot jersey as the best climber, was declared fit to continue despite breaking a small bone in his right wrist, his Barloworld team manager said.
"He can race but we will not force him," Claudio Corti told Reuters.
Soler injured his wrists and arm in a crash during the first stage of the three-week race.
—* Dane Nicki Sorensen, who crashed badly during the third stage from St Malo to Nantes on Monday, was also declared fit to continue the race.
"He was a bit shaken up afterwards because it was quite a bad crash, but I believe it's only flesh wounds and of course a bit of a mental blow as well—considering he also had a bad crash earlier in the year in California," said CSC team doctor Piet De Moor.
Saunier Duval rider Angel Gomez, who was involved in the same crash, is out of the race with a broken pelvis.
—* The British team for the Beijing Olympics will be announced on July 10, a British federation spokesman said.
Sources close to the team said Roger Hammond should spearhead the road roster, with Bradley Wiggins expected to compete in track cycling only.
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