Alberto Contador opened today his participation in the Tour de France with a sixth place that gives him the first few seconds over the majority of the overall candidates. The leader of Astana finished satisfied the first 2010 Tour time trial. “I'm happy with the result”, he summarized.

After a first analysis of the classification, Alberto said he had been “ahead of virtually all the favorites and I have scratched a few seconds. It is true that I failed to catch the rhythm that I like, but I’m happy with the prologue”.

Regarding the differences collected, he preferred to wait for a calmer analysis, although he advanced that “the distance was so short but there have been people who have left so much time”, referring to the result of some rivals.

About the course, he said it had been “very difficult because I could not risk more than worthwhile. It is better to lose a few seconds to risk a fall”.

Finally, Contador did not care at the time won by Armstrong. “These results do not change the race. The differences are minor and do not have to give them so much importance”, he said.

Alberto Contador also made a positive analysis of the improvements that used today, especially the new Giro helmet and Specialized time trialbike , which include the latest improvements on the handlebar.