Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) finished battered and bruised for a second consecutive stage at the Tour de France after crashing again during stage 2 on Sunday.
On stage 1 he slipped out in a corner and went down hard but avoided serious injury and any time losses. He again picked himself up after his mid-stage crash on stage 2 but his injuries cost him dearly this time. He struggled to hold the wheels as the peloton surged up the climb to the finish above Cherbourg and lost 48 seconds to big rivals such as Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana.
Up front, teammate Peter Sagan won the sprint and took the race leader's yellow jersey but it was of little consolation for Contador. He finished the race disappointed and slipped to 62nd place in the general classification.
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"I suffered another crash; I hit the handlebars and I was hurt on the other side from yesterday," Contador explained briefly at the Tinkoff team bus before heading to is hotel.
An on-bike video captured the moment of Contador's crash and of several riders falling on top of him. He explained that Tony Martin (Etixx-QuickStep) had lost control of his bike as they rode over a speed bump designed to slow vehicles.
"Tony Martin, went down right in front of me. He lost hands off the handlebars and I landed on the floor," Contador said.
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