Alberto Contador diagnosed with fractured tibia after Tour de France crash

Alberto Contador may have to have corrective surgery, says Tinkoff-Saxo team

Alberto Contador has crashed on stage ten of the 2014 Tour de France

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Alberto Contador left the Tour de France "destroyed" with a broken tibia resulting from a crash in stage 10 today. The two-time Tour winner faces surgery and around a month off his bike, said his Tinkoff-Saxo team.

"He's destroyed, of course, he was in the shape of his life. Come on, this was his Tour, it's a mess," team manager, Bjarne Riis said.

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