Tinkoff team leader Alberto Contador crashed 80 km from the finish in Utah Beach and admitted it was not the best possible start for his Tour de France.
“It's not the best way to start. I'm bruised all down along my right side from my ankle up but at least I don't have to go home. Hopefully I can get through the coming days and recover before the mountains. There are some positions where my shoulder gives me some doubts but I want to be optimistic and recover. I was well placed [at the time of the crash]. I came into the corner, there was a traffic island and my front wheel hit it and then I fell back on the curb."
