Evans looking up; Wiggins crashes out

CHATEAUROUX, France - Riding close to the front of the Tour de France peloton again paid dividends for Cadel Evans on Friday as the Australian saw fellow yellow jersey challenger Bradley Wiggins crash out.

Wiggins finished fourth overall in 2009 and, after his recent victory in the Criterium du Dauphine, was considered a strong challenger to reigning champion Alberto Contador and Luxembourg's Andy Schleck.

But as the peloton chased down a five-man breakaway about 40km from the finish line in Chateauroux, about a dozen riders hit the tarmac and Wiggins came off worst, breaking his collarbone.