[CRASH – Alberto Contador] Tour de France 2016 – Stage 1

July 02, 2016
Tour de France 2016 – Stage 1 [FULL STAGE] – Mont Saint-Michel – Utah Beach, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont – 188 km (Flat stage)

It seemed that the main result of the acceleration was the break’s lead being chopped back to less than a minute. However, it was as the peloton was beginning to settle down that Bookwalter, Contador and Rowe went down, the three of them landing on the concrete divide in the centre of the road with some force.

The rips in the Spaniard’s jersey and his bloodied right shoulder were testament to the impact. However, initial reports suggested he hadn’t sustained any fractures and it appeared that the most serious damage was to his right shoe, which he had to replace as Tinkoff’s domestiques guided him back to the bunch.