Tour de France: Contador happy to finish unscathed

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo)

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Crossing the line in 22nd place having avoided the crash caused by Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) was happy to get through the first stage of the Tour de France unscathed with the help of his team that "has been really good and that's what's important."