SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France (AP) " Alberto Contador's quest for a third Tour de France title started in the worst possible way as the Spaniard crashed during the opening stage of the three-week race on Saturday. Contador got back on his bike with a ripped jersey and scrapes on his right shoulder. Contador won the Tour in 2007 and 2009 but was stripped of the 2010 Tour title and was suspended for two years after testing positive for clenbuterol in the final week of the race that year. The first week of the Tour is usually nervous and marred with crashes. "He has some abrasion on his right shoulder, elbow, and groin," race doctor Paul-Henri Jost said, adding that Contador also took a small dose of painkillers.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 02, 2016 13:30 UTC