A certain much loved (or hated) American has just withdrawn from the race after a crash late in the stage. Looks like a broken collarbone for him.
Guess that means Astana’s TDF man is Contador after all…
Here’s a quick blurb and link if anyone wants to follow up on developing details:
XXXXXX crashed hard in Monday’s opening stage of the Castilla y León and first indications appear that he seriously injured his shoulder and might have broken his right collarbone.
There are no official reports yet as the crash just happened at about 150km into the stage on narrow roads, but the Astana rider was crouched on the side of the road cradling his right shoulder.
XXXXXX went down in a crash featuring at least a dozen riders as the peloton was cranking up the chase late in the stage. He was seen entering an ambulance cradling his right shoulder
Check back for more information in this developing story.