LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov 21, 2011 (AFP) - Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador arrived Monday to fight a bid by cycling's governing body to impose a doping ban which could strip him of his 2010 Tour de France win. The three-time Tour de France champion is to plead his case at the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sports, which has been charged with examining if minute traces of … [Read more...]
Tondo Killed In Freak Accident
May 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MADRID, May 23, 2011 (AFP) - Spanish cyclist Xavier Tondo was killed in a freak accident on Monday in which he was crushed between his car and a garagedoor at a ski resort in southern Spain, a police source said. Tondo, 32, was in his car about to leave the garage of an apartment building of the Sierra Nevada resort Monday morning to continue training forthe Tour de France. For reasons … [Read more...]
Contador Ends Season, And Astana Career With Win
August 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
CASTILLON-LA-BATAILLE - Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador ended his season with victory in the Castillon-la-Bataille criterium on Tuesday. Contador, who recently won the yellow jersey for the third time with a 39sec gap over Luxembourg's Andy Schleck, finished ahead of Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel of Quick Step and his fellow Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox). Both French … [Read more...]