Alberto Contador starts Giro d'Italia stage seven after shoulder dislocation

Updated: Tinkoff-Saxo team confirms Alberto Contador dislocated shoulder but the Spaniard will start stage seven on Friday

Alberto Contador attended hospital after a crash at the end of Stage 6 of the 2015 Giro d'Italia (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Giro d'Italia race leader Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) was on the start line for stage seven despite dislocating his shoulder in a high-speed crash in the finishing straight of stage six on Thursday.

Contador's team said in a statement issued on Thursday evening that a medical examination had confirmed the shoulder dislocation, and that a further assessment would be made this morning.

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