Alberto Contador abandons Tour de France on ninth stage
Spaniard had been suffering with injuries after two crashes; team confirms he woke with a fever on Sunday
Spaniard had been suffering with injuries after two crashes; team confirms he woke with a fever on Sunday
Dramatic late crash came more than 3km from finish so times were not neutralised
Both had been in contention and would likely have challenged in the hilly finale
Nicolas Roche at Pole’s side most of the way as Tinkoff-Saxo revival continues
Alberto Contador looks the formbook pick after some recent eye-catching wins
Tour de France leader penalised 20 seconds for breaking rules but still well in control of own fate
But Briton was not quite able to overcome the world time trial champion, Tony Martin of Germany
Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche both finish on same time as stage winner
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