Cycling: Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) broke his right tibia in his fall on stage 10.
The Spaniard, who has won the Tour de France twice in the past, fell down the Petit Ballon, the second climb of the day. The cause of the fall was a pothole. At that point, Contador only had one hand on the handlebars because he wanted to use the other to get a bar out of his jersey pocket.
At the time of the fall, Contador was traveling at around 70 km/h. After his fall, he initially started chasing the peloton with the help of his teammates, but had to give up in pain.
"I am sad and disappointed, the meticulous preparation is for nothing", according to Contador. "If the healing goes well, I'll probably tackle the Vuelta", he continued to look ahead.
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