Alberto Contador
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Astana cycling team on the brink after new demands...Proskurin said it is unlikely the issue can be resolved by then. Failure to secure the ProTour license will force Astana to release Contador - the world's top-ranked rider. Proskurin said Astana, for which Lance Armstrong rode in the 2009... In this article: Astana, Alberto Contador, Astana, Tour de France, Astana Team, Lance Armstrong, and Kazakhstan |
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USATODAY.com | October 29, 2009
UCI hits back at accusations of lax Tour testing
...preferential treatment. The success of Astana riders such as Armstrong, who finished third, and overall winner Alberto Contador ensured that the team was tested often and also targeted at its hotel, the UCI said. Astana riders were...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, Astana, Allegation, All rights reserved, Tour de France, Hormone, and World Anti-Doping Agency
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Contador poised to stay at Astana
...but troubled year riding for Astana Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has reached a preliminary deal to stay with the Astana team until the end of next year, it has been announced. He had spoken to rival teams after a...
In this article: Astana, Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Waste, Tour de France, Johan Bruyneel, Astana Team, and France
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National Post | 4 days ago
Contador reaches preliminary deal to stay with Astana
...Tour winner Lance Armstrong. However, Thursday's statement from his press office said: "(Contador) has taken the decision to complete his contract with Astana having confirmed that both Yvon Sanquer, the new team manager, and sports director...
In this article: Astana, Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel, Astana Team, Champagne, 2009 Tour De France, Tour de France, and Quick Step
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Tour de France: Alberto Contador takes yellow jersey; Lance ...
Alberto Contador won a showdown with Lance Armstrong on Sunday, capturing the yellow jersey with a dominating victory in the first Alpine stage of the Tour de France.
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www.sfgate.com
Alberto Contador wins Tour; Lance Armstrong 3rd
Article:Alberto Contador wins Tour; Lance Armstrong 3rd:/n/a/2009/07/23/sports<wbr>/s174015D19.DTL ... Alberto Contador wins Tour; Lance Armstrong 3rd. By JAMEY ...
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Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong - Boxxet
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Alberto Contador team leader ahead of Lance Armstrong ...
LANCE Armstrong has had to settle on a super domestique role after Spaniard Alberto Contador was named yesterday as team leader for Astana at the Tour de France ...
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Alberto Contador: My relationship with Lance Armstrong is ...
Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong are sniping again after a fragile truce during the Tour de France. ... Alberto Contador "My relationship with Lance ...
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Alberto Contador Velasco (born 6 December 1982 in Pinto, Madrid) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team, and the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, and the 2009 Tour de France with Astana. He is the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling.
Contador has been referred to as the best climbing specialist and stage racer in the world. Notable summit stage finishes on which he has victories include the Alto de El Angliru in the Vuelta and the Plateau de Beille in the Tour. After being widely expected to lose his tenuous lead in the 2007 Tour de France in that race's final individual time trial, Contador has become a more accomplished time trialist, with several victories in the discipline. He has earned a reputation as an all-rounder, a cyclist who excels in all aspects of stage racing which are needed for high places in the general classification.
Contador's career has been marked by occasional doping allegations, the foremost of which, the Operación Puerto doping case, led his team (a team unrelated in composition to the one for which he currently rides, despite the same sponsor) to withdraw en masse from the 2006 Tour de France before it began. He was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing, but was also accused of doping after his victory in the race the following year. Contador has continually maintained his innocence, and has never faced any individual sanctions for doping.
- Full Name:
- Alberto Contador Velasco
- Also Known As:
- El Pistolero
- Birth Date:
- December 06, 1982
- Birthplace:
- Madrid, Spain
- Weight:
- 62 kg
- Discipline:
- Road
- Wins:
- Tour de France
- Pro Years:
- 2007
- Role:
- Rider
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