Situation around ted King: Ted is injured after crash in 1st. stage. He has painful injury in the back plus a strained shoulder. This was reason why Ted has started in Team Time Trial on his Racing bike. Was impossible to sit on Cannondale Slice in The aerodynamic position. Straight after start Ted lost contact with team and came to the finish just 7 seconds after Limit. Jury has disqualified him. Team Cannondale has appealed against the decesion. According to information Ted does not continue in his first dream Tour de France which is a shame because he just had to be Peter´s major help in the fight to keep the green jersey until Paris