Arthur Vichot's immense amount of bad luck continued yesterday when the Frenchman crashed in the sprint at the Grand Prix de Quebec. Having been diagnosed with a broken collarbone, he is now out of the World Championships.

For Arthur Vichot, 2014 has been a horrible year. Everything started out well when he won a stage and finished on the podium in Paris-Nice but since then injuries and illness have plagued him. Knee problems took him out of the Ardennes classics and illness left him with no choice but to withdraw from the Tour de France.

Finally, he seemed to have returned to form in time for the World Championships and the late-season classics that suit him well. Vichot rode strongly in the Tour de Limousin but his greatest performance came in the GP de Plouay. The former French champion was one of the strongest on the final climbs and quickly joined the right move in the finale. In the sprint for the small 7-rider group, he was forced to brake several times but still managed to take third.

Yesterday his FDJ team had prepared evertyhing perfectly for their captain in the GP Quebec where he finished 2nd 12 months ago. Unfortunately, he hit Tony Gallopin's bike in the sprint and didn't finish the race.

Vichot has been diagnosed with a broken collarbone and won't be at the start in the GP Montreal tomorrow. More importantly, he will miss the Worlds where he was set to be one of the French captains.

Vichot will return to France where he will undergo surgery