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• Guardiola Urges Contador To Fight Doping Ban
  February 8th, 2012
  

  MADRID, Feb 8, 2012 (AFP) – Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who successfully fought a doping case while a player in Italy, has urged Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador to fight his [...]

• Spain’s Press Pissed Over Contador Sanction
  February 7th, 2012
  

  MADRID, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – Spain’s press Tuesday slammed a two-year doping ban on Spanish cycling hero Alberto Contador as a legal muddle that left Spain looking as if [...]

• Alberto Contador Braces For Career Decision
  February 7th, 2012
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – Disgraced former 2010 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was on Tuesday braced to piece together his future as a [...]

• Contador Faces Uncertain Future As Ban Hits Home
  February 6th, 2012
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – After threatening to retire from cycling if he was to ever be handed a drugs ban, the future now looks [...]

• Spaniards Fuming Over Contador Doping Sanction
  February 6th, 2012
  

  Written by: Christophe Lehousse PINTO, Spain, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – Outraged Spaniards rallied behind three-times Tour de France champion Alberto Contador on Monday, decrying his two-year doping suspension as [...]

• Spain Cycling Chief Says Contador Sanction Bad For Sport
  February 6th, 2012
  

  MADRID, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – Spain’s cycling federation chief said Monday’s decision to slap a two-year doping ban on Alberto Contador is bad news for cycling and for Spanish [...]

• Contador Is Banned, Stripped of Tour de France Title
  February 6th, 2012
  

  LAUSANNE, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador on Monday received a two-year ban for doping during the 2010 Tour de France and was stripped of his victory [...]

• Alberto Contador Doping Decision Due Mid January By CAS
  December 21st, 2011
  

  PARIS, Dec 21, 2011 – Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will find out “between January 15 and 20″ whether he is to be handed a doping ban from [...]

• Contador Confirms His Decision To Skip 2012 Giro
  October 16th, 2011
  

  MADRID, Oct 16, 2011 (AFP) – Two-time champion Alberto Contador reaffirmed his decision to skip next year’s Tour of Italy on Sunday, preferring to concentrate on capturing a fourth Tour [...]

• What’s In Santa’s Bag For Your Favorite Cyclist?
  October 29th, 2010
  

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• BLOW OFF THE SHOP RIDE — YOU’VE GOT PLANS THIS WEEKEND
  July 9th, 2010
  

  If you’re not excited about how this Tour de France is setting up, you’ve topped your max heartrate one too many times.  May you rest in peace. On Saturday the [...]

• Alberto Contador Wins Algarve Time Trial; Has GC Lead
  February 21st, 2009
  

  PRESS RELEASE – TEAM ASTANA Team Astana’s Alberto Contador took an early season-victory by winning the 4th stage in the Tour of Algarve (Portugal), a 33.7 kilometer individual time trial [...]

• Liquigas Team Now At Risk Of Tour Expulsion As Beltran Tests Positive
  July 11th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) – French police have taken Spanish cyclist Manuel Beltran, of the Liquigas team, away for questioning in the wake of the [...]

• Yellow Jersey Within Reach Of Cadel Evans
  July 3rd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 3, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans will saddle up as the Tour de France favorite this Saturday with a chance of making history [...]

• Contador Predicts Cadel Evans Is Tour Favorite For Tour de France
  June 24th, 2008
  

  MADRID, June 24, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has given cycling rival Cadel Evans a pre-race boost by predicting the Australian will win this [...]

• Winning Tour of Spain Better Than Olympic Medal – Says Alberto Contador
  June 23rd, 2008
  

  MADRID, June 23, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador, who is looking to win the Tour of Spain in September to add to victories in the Tour of Italy and [...]

• Giro Winner Alberto Contador Talks About The Beijing Olympics
  June 17th, 2008
  

  Giro winner Contador ready for Olympics MADRID, June 17, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s recently-crowned Tour of Italy champion Alberto Contador has said he wants to compete in the Beijing Olympics. [...]

• Astana’s Contador Has That Champions Attitude Says Bruyneel
  June 2nd, 2008
  

  Spain’s Alberto Contador, who Sunday won the Italian Giro, has all the attributes to be as great a rider as legend Lance Armstrong, according to Astana cycling team boss Johan [...]