ARTICLES RELATING TO ALBERTO CONTADOR

Contador ready to race

2013-04-15 18:11

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador will ride in the Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day races this week.

Contador won't testify in trial

2013-02-19 22:02

Alberto Contador will not testify at the "Operacion Puerto" trial in defence of Manolo Sainz, his former manager.

'Operation Puerto' trial opens

2013-01-28 13:03

Five people went on trial at a Madrid court for allegedly running a doping ring that implicated several top professional cyclists.

Contador called in as witness

2013-01-26 16:26

Former Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will give testimony to a Spanish court into the 'Operation Puerto' doping scandal.

Contador ready for 'war'

2013-01-12 17:46

Alberto Contador has declared "it will be war" after he studied the route for this year's Vuelta a Espana race.

Contador's team gets UCI nod

2012-12-10 19:51

Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank team has been granted an automatic spot for the top cycling races of 2013.

Contador, Freire to lead Spain

2012-09-11 16:41

Alberto Contador and Oscar Freire will lead the Spanish team at the upcoming world championships in the Netherlands.

Contador eyes 5th Grand Tour

2012-09-08 20:06

Alberto Contador is poised to claim the fifth Grand Tour win of his career as he leads the penultimate stage of the Tour of Spain.

Contador grabs Vuelta lead

2012-09-05 17:28

Alberto Contador has taken a huge step to making a fairytale return to cycling by claiming the overall lead of the Spanish Vuelta.

Contador makes steep return

2012-08-17 10:06

Cleared to ride again after a two-year doping ban, Alberto Contador launches his big comeback in a mountainous Tour of Spain.

Contador's team slump to 9th

2012-08-07 18:20

The Orica-GreenEdge team won the second stage of the Eneco Tour of the Low Countries as Alberto Contador's team slumped to ninth.

Contador set for return

2012-07-11 15:40

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador says his first race after serving a doping ban will be next month's Eneco Tour.

Contador to rejoin Saxo Bank

2012-06-08 15:01

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador will return to Danish outfit Team Saxo Bank when his two-year doping ban comes to an end.

Contador eyes August return

2012-04-17 16:56

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador says he hopes to make his comeback from a two-year doping ban at the Tour of Benelux in August.

Giro organisers upset with CAS

2012-02-08 21:22

Organisers of the Tour of Italy hit against the time taken to reach a decision on Alberto Contador's doping charge.

'Consider Contador a cheat'

2012-02-07 19:52

WADA's president says Alberto Contador should be considered a "cheat" now that he has been found guilty of doping.

Spanish fume Contador ban

2012-02-06 20:11

Outraged Spaniards have rallied behind three-times Tour de France champion Alberto Contador after he received a two-year ban.

D-Day for Contador

2012-02-06 11:36

CAS is to issue its verdict in the doping case of Alberto Contador, who could be stripped of his 2010 TDF title.

Contador set to hear fate

2012-01-30 15:37

The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it plans to publish its verdict in Alberto Contador's doping case on February 6.

Contador to testify in trial

2012-01-16 13:18

Three-time TDF champion Alberto Contador is to testify in the trial of seven people linked to the Operation Puerto doping scandal.

Contador wins Jerusalem race

2011-12-06 22:47

Alberto Contador emerged victorious in a short race around Jerusalem involving his new Saxo Bank team and a host of Israeli riders.

Contador pleads on final day

2011-11-24 15:58

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador, who is fighting a bid to impose a doping ban, has pled his case on the final day of his hearing.

Contador hearing set to end

2011-11-23 17:24

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will complete the hearing of Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador's doping case in time.

Contador hearing begins

2011-11-21 14:05

CAS began a hearing which could result in three-times TDF champion Alberto Contador being stripped of his 2010 title for doping.

Contador to appear at hearing

2011-11-18 13:58

Alberto Contador will appear in person before the Court of Arbitration for Sport to plead his case in a doping affair.

 

Contador skips Corsica race

2013-03-20 18:24

Flu-victim Alberto Contador has pulled out of this weekend's Criterium International on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.

Froome wins Tour of Oman

2013-02-16 14:18

Chris Froome of Britain has won the Tour of Oman, last year's Tour de France runner-up beating Alberto Contador and Cadel Evans.

Contador to focus on TDF

2013-01-26 22:23

Alberto Contador is not planning to ride the Giro d'Italia this year and will focus fully on the Tour de France.

Contador: Bleak day for cycling

2013-01-21 09:02

Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador described Lance Armstrong's doping confessions as a bleak day for cycling.

Contador, UCI settle $3m fine

2012-12-13 14:11

Alberto Contador and the UCI have reached an agreement after the governing body imposed a $3.1m fine after his positive doping test.

Contador continues hot streak

2012-09-26 17:54

Alberto Contador has continued his impressive comeback from his doping ban by winning the revived Milan-Turin road race.

Contador wins Spanish Vuelta

2012-09-09 17:43

Alberto Contador, racing his first Grand Tour since returning from a two-year doping ban, has won his second Spanish Vuelta crown.

Gilbert wins 19th stage

2012-09-07 20:38

Philippe Gilbert clinched his second stage win of the Tour of Spain while Alberto Contador retained the overall lead.

Contador pays tribute to Lance

2012-08-24 14:44

Alberto Contador has declined to comment on the possibility of Lance Armstrong being stripped of his seven TDF titles.

Old guard to support Contador

2012-08-14 17:04

Former winner Alberto Contador will be supported by his trusty Spanish lieutenants as he bids for a second Tour of Spain title.

Contador back after ban

2012-08-06 18:49

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador has made his comeback from a doping ban during the first stage of the Tour of Benelux.

Saxo Bank remain upbeat

2012-06-23 16:14

Saxo Bank chief Bjarne Riis remained upbeat as he named his nine-man team for the Tour de France without Alberto Contador.

Scarponi gets Giro pink jersey

2012-04-26 18:15

Giro d'Italia organisers are planning to present Michele Scarponi with the pink jersey after Alberto Contador was stripped of the honour.

Contador targets Tour of Spain

2012-04-03 18:10

Alberto Contador, serving a two-year ban for doping, is hoping to compete in this year's Tour of Spain and world championships.

Contador: I'm innocent

2012-02-07 21:24

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador says he may appeal the two-year doping ban handed down by sport's highest court.

Evans: Sport leads drug fight

2012-02-07 07:47

Cadel Evans says the two-year doping ban for Alberto Contador shows the sport is at the forefront in the battle against drugs.

Contador hit with 2-year ban

2012-02-06 13:16

Spanish cycling federation says the Court of Arbitration for Sport has banned Alberto Contador for two years for doping.

Contador set for Mallorca race

2012-02-05 14:16

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador will race in Mallorca on the eve of the long-awaited verdict on his doping case by CAS.

CAS delays Contador decision

2012-01-16 17:46

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will not give a verdict in Alberto Contador's doping case before early next month.

Contador to know fate mid-Jan

2011-12-21 19:02

Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will find out between January 15 and 20 whether he will receive a doping ban.

Contador eyes Olympics

2011-11-29 16:14

Disgraced Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador says he would compete in next year's London Olympics if possible.

Contador dope case completed

2011-11-24 14:53

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador's doping case has been completed but the results are only expected to be made early next year.

Contador hearing could linger

2011-11-22 18:43

The dope hearing of Spanish cyclist Alberto Cantador in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport could take longer than planned.

Contador set to plead case

2011-11-20 16:36

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador is set to fight a bid by cycling's governing body to impose a doping ban.

Contador verdict in January

2011-11-14 14:28

The Court of Arbitration for Sport expects to issue a verdict in January in Alberto Contador's Tour de France doping case.

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